D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at D Street.

Look, I gotta be straight with you. This stretch is looking pretty flat and frustrating over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long run of small, weak swell with constant onshore and cross-onshore winds messing up whatever little bumps there are. There’s no standout day, no proper groundswell to get excited about. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the best of a bad bunch is around Thursday the 15th through Sunday the 18th, where we might see knee-to-waist high waves, but it’s going to be lumpy and mostly poor.

Let’s break it down. Thursday the 13th starts things off with a tiny 2ft SW swell, period 16 seconds – that’s a long period, but with only weak energy (330) and a cross-on breeze, it’s not doing much. That afternoon the swell lifts to 3ft, but the wind goes straight onshore, making it a washout. Friday the 14th is similar: 2ft to 3ft onshore slop from the SSW, moderate energy (583–733) but zero quality.

Saturday the 15th gives us our best shot. The morning has some clouds, a 3ft SSW swell with a 16-second period, and energy at 615. The wind is onshore, so it’s not clean, but it’s the largest morning of the period. That afternoon sees 4ft SSW, the biggest swell of the whole outlook, with energy up to 742 – but again, onshore wind ruins the face. Sunday the 16th drops back to 3ft, and by Monday the 17th we’re scraping 3ft with poor conditions.

After that, from Tuesday the 18th all the way through to Friday the 28th, it’s a grim march of 2ft to 3ft SSW and SW swells with onshore or cross-onshore winds. Energy values range from a weak 157 to a modest 425, but the commentary is “poor” or “marginal” the whole way. The longest gap of anything even remotely rideable is from the 13th to the 17th, and honestly those are a stretch to call surfable. After the 17th, we hit a proper dead zone until the very end of the month, where there’s a tiny uptick in period (19 seconds on the 23rd) but still only 2ft and onshore.

This is a sandbar break that’s exposed to a SW optimum, but the swell is too weak and the wind is wrong. For beginners, the size is fine – nothing gets over 5ft – but the chop and onshore flow make it a slog. For anyone else, it’s not worth suiting up. The water temp is about average for the time of year. Crowds are often an issue here, but with surf this poor, even the locals might stay home.

If you’re a kiter, the persistent onshore winds and small waves might look more fun than a paddle session. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, so don’t write it off completely, but right now, D Street is a long way from firing.

Rusty.

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