D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Well, to be straight with you, the forecast is looking pretty grim for the foreseeable future. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, with the best we can hope for being a bit of a marginal session. The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it's very unusual – a real tropical feel in the water, but unfortunately the waves just aren't matching up.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Wednesday, the 16th of September. D Street is a sandbar break that's fairly consistent and exposed to the SW, which is the optimum direction. The morning might offer something, with a modest 3ft of swell from the SSW. The swell period is a long 17 seconds, suggesting groundswell, and the combined energy is moderate (522). The wind is a light cross-on, which isn't ideal but could be worse. The forecast says it's only marginal, so don't expect much, but it's the first hint of anything. The afternoon shifts to a light onshore wind, so that morning window is the one to watch.

Thursday the 17th is similar – a touch smaller at 3ft, but with a clean onshore wind in the morning. Still, the combined energy (512) is moderate, and with that long period (16 seconds), it might have a bit more push than the size suggests. Again, just a marginal call. Friday the 18th drops to 2ft, and while the period is a very long 19 seconds, the cross-on wind and low energy (498) keep it pretty average.

As we head into the weekend, Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th see the swell bounce back up to 3ft and 3ft respectively. The energy is on the rise too, hitting 550 and 652. Both mornings have light cross-onshore winds, which is the best we're going to see. Saturday afternoon even flips to a light onshore, so the mornings are your best bet. The swell direction is consistent from the SW, and the period remains long, around 18 seconds.

The following week is more of the same. Monday the 21st looks similar with 3ft to 4ft of SW swell and moderate energy (669-716), but still that nagging cross-on wind. After that, the size drops back to the 2ft to 3ft range with onshore winds for most of the rest of the week and into the next weekend. There's a brief flicker of hope on Tuesday the 29th with a 2ft, 18-second period swell from the SW and a light cross-on breeze, but the energy is only moderate (523) and it's a long way off.

Honestly, there's no standout session here. If you're really itching for a paddle, the best of a bad bunch is probably the mornings from Saturday the 19th through to Monday the 21st. The swell is a bit bigger, the energy is climbing, and the wind is as good as it gets. But even then, with that long period and the cross-onshore wind, the surf will be messy. It's more of a 'get wet and hope for a few' kind of deal than a 'go score' kind of day.

Stay patient, folks. It's a flat run for now.

Rusty

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