D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a bit of a quiet run to start with at D Street. The surf kicks off Sunday morning, August 23rd, with a small 2ft SW swell but it’s onshore wind and the energy’s weak for what’s on offer. The water temperature is sitting at 73°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year (anomaly of +5°). That’s pretty unusual – you won’t need a thick wetsuit, that’s for sure.

Through to Monday afternoon it’s still tiny – 2ft SW – with a light breeze, so it’s clean but the waves are barely there. Tuesday morning kicks up a notch to 2ft SW, still clean with light offshore wind, but it’s really marginal. Tuesday afternoon switches to a 3ft S swell with a short period of 13 seconds, which isn’t great for shape.

Then from Wednesday the 26th into Thursday, we see a bit more size: 4ft to 5ft S swell, moderate combined energy (714 to 774) – but the wind is cross-onshore, making things choppy. It’s still only scoring as marginal, so nothing to get excited about.

Friday the 28th actually looks like the first semi-decent window. Morning shows 3ft SSW with a 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell – and light offshore wind. Combined energy is 541, so moderate. By the afternoon it’s holding at 3ft SSW with a very long 19-second period, energy up to 640, still clean with light offshore wind. For beachbreaks that long period can make waves break a bit straight, but D Street is a sandbar so it might get some nice lines. The score bumps up to 2, which is the best we’ve seen so far. That’s probably the standout for this week – Friday afternoon, August 28th.

Saturday the 29th holds 4ft to 4ft SSW, but the wind turns cross-onshore in the morning, so not as clean. By Saturday afternoon it’s back offshore, with 4ft SSW and a 16-second period – that could be worth a look too, but it’s still just marginal.

Sunday the 30th has a moderate breeze and cross-shore wind, which kills the quality. Then Monday the 31st is poor again with choppy onshore wind.

Into September, the first few days are flat or poor. Tuesday the 1st has some 4ft S swell but wind is messy. Wednesday the 2nd fades to 2ft.

Then we get a real build from September 3rd. Thursday morning shows 3ft SSW with a very long 20-second period and light cross-onshore wind – energy at 901 (moderate). By the afternoon it’s 4ft SSW with 19-second period, offshore at WNW 15 km/h, and energy jumps to 1062 (strong). This starts looking promising.

The real highlight of the whole forecast comes on Friday, September 4th. Both morning and afternoon sessions show 4ft SSW swell, 17-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell – with light offshore wind from the W. Combined energy is 1264 in the morning and 1434 in the afternoon. That’s strong wave energy for D Street. Light offshore wind should keep it glassy. This is the best on offer across the whole 16 days. It’s a week and a half out, so keep an eye on the charts, but all the ingredients are there.

Saturday the 5th holds similar size at 4ft SSW with 16-second period and offshore wind, still strong energy (1005 to 924). Sunday the 6th peaks at 5ft SSW – that’s getting into bigger territory, with 14-second period and a moderate combined energy of 1087, but wind is cross-onshore in the afternoon, so it’s not quite as clean.

After that, Monday the 7th drops off quickly with cloudy skies and cross-onshore wind taking it back to poor conditions.

So overall: a quiet start, a small window on Friday the 28th, and then a proper promising swell train from September 3rd through 6th, with Friday September 4th standing out as the day to circle on the calendar. Crowds? D Street can get crowded, especially when it’s good, so expect company.

Stay tuned – Rusty.

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