D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get stuck into what we've got on the menu. For the next sixteen days, it's looking like a bit of a flat spell with a slow, late kick. The whole run is pretty much one long, drawn-out wait with nothing worth getting excited about until we see a glimmer of hope in the second week.

Looking at the beginning, right now through to the middle of next week, it's a total write-off. We're seeing tiny swell – around 2 ft up to 3 ft – but the wave comment keeps hitting us with "poor surf conditions." The water is a balmy 76 °F, which is a massive 9 °F warmer than normal for this time of year, so it's very unusual. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy is weak to moderate at best, sitting between 139 and 469. There's just no power or shape to work with, and the breaks aren't breaking.

The first real sign of life doesn't show up until around Thursday the 14th of August. We start seeing "marginal" conditions, and the swell starts to push up just a little. By the morning of Friday the 15th of August, the swell is still small at 4 ft from the SSW, but the combined energy is climbing into a strong range at 783, with a 16-second period. The wind is hanging onshore from the west at 9 mph though, so it won't be clean. This trend of marginal, onshore, but slowly building swell continues through the weekend.

The best of a quiet bunch looks to be D Street (sandbar). The standout window is Saturday the 15th of August during the afternoon. The swell is 4 ft from the SSW, with a nice long period of 16 seconds, giving it some proper groundswell push and energy (783 energy). The wind is onshore from the west at 9 mph, which isn't ideal, but it's the most size and power we've seen all forecast. The wave comment just says "marginal," so don't expect perfection, but for the patient surfer, it might be the only chance for a ride. This break gets "often" crowded, so expect company. The swell is just over 5 ft, so it's borderline for beginners; best left for the more experienced crew.

For the rest of the second week into the 21st of August, it drops back into that same poor pattern of small, messy, cross-onshore conditions. Nothing else stands out.

So, to sum it up: sit on your hands for the next week and a half. Keep an eye on the afternoon of Saturday the 15th of August for a possible session at D Street if you're a solid intermediate or expert. The longer period could make it a bit tricky at a sandbar, but it's all we've got.

Rusty.

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