Surf Forecasts:
D Street surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SW swell with 553 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for D Street this week:
The surf forecast for D Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at D Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for D Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the surf ahead for D Street. I won't lie to you, the next 16 days are a bit of a mixed bag. We’re looking at a lot of marginal conditions and questionable tides, so it's not a flat spell, but it's also not a run of classics. There’s a real gap in quality for the first week, with clean, ridable waves hard to come by.
Things start off on Tuesday the 8th with some rain showers and a light cross-onshore breeze. The swell is a modest 4ft from the SSW, but the wind makes it choppy. The combined energy is moderate at 558, but it's not worth getting excited about. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are similar stories – small, cross-onshore, and just not clean. Friday the 11th offers a little more hope with a cross-shore breeze and a 3ft SW swell, but it's still marginal. We then hit a real flat spot. From Saturday the 12th right through to Monday the 15th of September, the surf is poor. The swell drops, the winds are messy, and it’s a write-off for a good 3-4 days.
The real standout, or at least the most promising window, appears around Wednesday the 16th of September. The morning looks best with a clean, light cross-onshore breeze and a long-period SW groundswell. The swell is a small 3ft, but with a period of 17 seconds, that’s a good sign for shape and energy (combined energy of 638). It'll be small but clean. This pattern of small but long-period SW swell and light winds continues through to the end of the period.
So, if I had to call it, the best on offer is Wednesday the 16th of September morning at D Street. It's a sandbar, fairly consistent, and often crowded, so expect company. With the swell a touch under 3ft and those clean light winds, it'll be contestable for a beginner. It won't be pumping, but it’ll be the cleanest we get. The water temperature is a very unusual 72°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so the rubber might feel a bit thick.
For the rest, treat the second week with caution. The long-range signals for a SW swell are consistent, but the size is small. Keep an eye on that morning window on the 16th and the mornings of the 19th and 20th, as they also show signs of a light breeze with that long-period groundswell. Let's just hope the forecast holds.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 232 | 167 | 214 | 326 | 419 | 547 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 360 | 309 | 248 | 208 | 158 | 191 | 157 | 177 | 263 | 220 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.76m | 7:51PM2.29m | 9:05AM1.87m | 8:37PM2.28m | 9:33AM1.98m | 9:21PM2.20m | 10:01AM2.05m | 10:03PM2.06m | 10:28AM2.09m | 10:46PM1.88m | 10:56AM2.09m | 11:29PM1.68m | 11:24AM2.06m | 00:18AM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.90m | 2:43AM0.10m | 2:34PM0.74m | 3:15AM0.16m | 3:17PM0.61m | 3:46AM0.28m | 4:00PM0.53m | 4:14AM0.43m | 4:43PM0.49m | 4:40AM0.61m | 5:27PM0.50m | 5:04AM0.79m | 6:13PM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 237 | 232 | 139 | 214 | 326 | 419 | 547 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 360 | 309 | 89 | 94 | 127 | 191 | 157 | 173 | 263 | 220 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 204 | 158 | 135 | 67 | 85 | 82 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 248 | 208 | 158 | 120 | 87 | 177 | 150 | 192 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 111 | 112 | 167 | 133 | 45 | 11 | 72 | 45 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 130 | 85 | 84 | 61 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 113 | 129 | 24 | 113 | 47 | 4 | 113 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 14 |
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