D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the table over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, the opening window is a little rough around the edges. For the first few days, we’ve got swell rolling in, but the conditions are fighting us. On Friday the 11th, D Street has some waist-high, 3ft to 3ft swell with a long 16 to 15 second period—plenty of energy in the water with combined energy readings of 532 and 416—but there is a moderate cross-shore breeze that’s putting a cross-chop on the face. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to be pretty. Saturday the 12th is a write-off with poor surf and chop. Sunday the 13th morning shows a pulse of 4ft from the west with a short 7-second period, combined energy of 266, but it’s cross-shore again, leaving it marginal.

What’s really holding things back is the persistent cross-onshore and onshore wind. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

If you’re looking for a clear standout, you have to wait a bit. The most promising window looks to be around the 20th of September. On Sunday the 20th, D Street sees a 3ft SW swell with a long 18-second period and a combined energy reading of 826—that’s moderate energy but with that period, it’ll have some push. The morning has a light cross-onshore breeze, so clean-up is possible. It’s still marginal on the overall score, but compared to the rest of the run, that morning is your best shot at something rideable. The swell direction from the SW is matching the optimum, which helps.

Following that, Monday the 21st shows similar size (3ft to 4ft) with solid 17 to 18-second swell and combined energy around 740-755, but the wind goes onshore, so the window closes again. After that, from the 22nd onward, it’s mostly poor conditions with onshore wind and choppy surf, with combined energy dropping into the 300-500 range. Not much to get excited about.

Honestly, it’s a lean run. The first weekend is messy, the middle of the week is poor, and the best-looking morning on the 20th is still a gamble with those light cross-onshore winds. For a beginner, most of this swell stays under 5ft so it’s not too big, but the chop and wind make it a tough paddle. For the experts, nothing here is firing—the biggest waves don’t break 4ft. If the wind stays cross-shore, you might get one or two, but don’t expect a classic.

There are no standout sessions where everything lines up perfectly—no glassy, offshore days in the forecast. It’s a patchy outlook, but things can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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