Surf Forecasts:
D Street surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SSW swell with 932 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. 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 1.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for D Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Rusty here again, giving you the lowdown for D Street in feet and Fahrenheit.
The next couple of weeks are pretty quiet overall. The first real chance to paddle out is Friday the 28th of August, but it’s only marginal. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the SSW, and the water is much warmer than normal at 76°. The combined energy is moderate at 654, but with an onshore wind from the WSW at 6 mph, it’s not going to be clean. Not worth rushing for.
Saturday the 29th of August sees the swell bump up to 4ft to 4ft, still from the SSW, with a long 16-second period. That’s good groundswell energy, but the wind stays onshore at 9 mph from the WSW and W, keeping things bumpy. Energy readings of 751 to 882 are moderate, but it’s not the kind of day you’d mark on your calendar.
Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st stay similar: swell between 3ft and 4ft, still SSW, with periods dropping to 14-12 seconds. Winds stay onshore or cross-onshore. The energy fades through the week, from 797 down to 335 by Tuesday the 1st of September. It’s a pretty lackluster run.
Wednesday the 2nd of September offers a small glimmer: some clouds, a light cross-onshore breeze from the NW at 6 mph, and the swell back to 4ft from the SSW at 13 seconds. The energy is solid moderate at 686, but the cross-onshore wind keeps it from being anything special.
Thursday the 3rd of September brings the biggest swell of the whole period: 5ft to 6ft from the SSW, with periods around 14 seconds. The combined energy hits 984, which is strong. But the wind is onshore all day and turns cross-onshore in the afternoon, making it choppy. The size is getting up there for beginners, so this one is for experienced surfers who can handle bumpy conditions.
The following week, from Friday the 4th of September through the 12th, the swell drops to 2ft to 4ft. There are some moderate energy spikes — 1025 and 1135 on the 4th and 5th — but the wind is consistently onshore from the W or WSW. There is one glassy moment on the morning of Friday the 11th of September: a 3ft SW swell with a 16-second period and zero wind. That’s a clean, rare window, but the energy is weak at 379. A nice paddle, but not a proper surf.
Overall, no real standouts in this 16-day window. The best bets are the bumpy but bigger day on Thursday the 3rd of September for the more experienced, or that tiny glassy morning on the 11th if you just want to get wet. For most of the run, it’s small and onshore. Kite surfers might find the choppier, moderate-swell days more interesting than paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 932 | 667 | 788 | 749 | 530 | 472 | 321 | 261 | 180 | 156 | 149 | 248 | 383 | 492 | 461 | 474 | 892 | 813 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:53PM2.09m | 10:39AM1.90m | 10:30PM1.96m | 11:04AM1.97m | 11:10PM1.79m | 11:32AM2.01m | 11:57PM1.60m | 12:06PM2.03m | 00:57AM1.39m | 12:48PM2.02m | 2:40AM1.23m | 1:47PM1.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.76m | 4:23AM0.38m | 4:30PM0.69m | 4:46AM0.50m | 5:13PM0.65m | 5:10AM0.64m | 6:02PM0.64m | 5:33AM0.79m | 7:03PM0.65m | 5:58AM0.95m | 8:23PM0.65m | 6:24AM1.10m | 10:06PM0.59m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 465 | 932 | 667 | 788 | 749 | 212 | 142 | 155 | 75 | 180 | 114 | 149 | 248 | 383 | 492 | 461 | 474 | 892 | 813 | 473 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | W 5 | S 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 71 | 34 | 63 | 84 | 163 | 530 | 472 | 321 | 199 | 173 | 156 | 121 | 80 | 154 | 179 | 264 | 293 | 14 | 14 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | W 5 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 20 | W 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 47 | 69 | 261 | 35 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 3 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | 15 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | 24 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 191 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 46 | 47 | 8 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 0 |
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