
Surf Forecasts:
D Street surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 475 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s 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 (Jul 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM. 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+) | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for D Street over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, it’s your local surf reporter Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you on this one. For the next couple of weeks, it’s a lean stretch here at D Street. This is a sandbar break with an exposed southwest swell window, and right now, there’s just nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a real dry spell, so let’s get into it.
The forecast starts on Friday, July 10th, and honestly, it’s a tough opening. We’ve got some chest-high swell around 3 ft coming from the SSW with a long 15-second period, but the wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the SSW at 9 mph, making it choppy. The combined swell energy is moderate at 498, but the conditions are poor. This pattern sticks around through the weekend and into the start of the next week: the swell drops a little, the wind stays messy or shifts onshore, and you’re looking at weak, poor surf. By Sunday the 12th, the swell is down to 3 ft to 3 ft, and it’s just not worth paddling out. The water temp is sitting around average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
The whole first week from July 10th through July 17th is a bust. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, and the wave heights are struggling to hit even 3 ft. The combined energy figures hover in the 200–500 range, which is weak to moderate, but with the bad wind, it’s just choppy junk. There’s no standout, no hidden gem here. For the hardy locals, it might be a lake out there.
Now, we start to see a tiny flicker of hope around July 18th and 19th. On Saturday the 18th, the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SW with a 18-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 672–694 (moderate) – we even get a couple of marginal scores. The wind is lighter, onshore from the WSW at 6 mph, but it’s light enough that it might clean up a bit. Sunday the 19th sees a similar setup, with a 4 ft swell from the S and a 12-second period, but again, the wind is onshore. This could be a slight improvement, but it’s still just marginal at best. Don’t get your hopes up too high.
We then hit another gap of poor conditions from July 20th through the 23rd, with small swell and mostly onshore winds. The combined energy drops back down, and there’s nothing rideable. Then, on July 24th and 25th, we see a weird shift: the swell direction goes west, and the period drops to a short 8 seconds – that’s windswell territory. On Saturday the 25th, it’s 4 ft from the west with that short period, and the wind is cross-onshore from the SW at 9 mph. The combined energy is 412, but it’s a messy, short-period windswell that will be sloppy at a beach break like this. It’s poor surf, not worth your time.
Honestly, if you’re a paddle surfer, this 16-day window is a washout. The setup with onshore winds and short-period swell might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer on a log or a shortboard. There’s nothing consistent here, and this kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area when the trade winds are up. Hang onto your boards, folks – forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
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568 | 434 | 405 | 405 | 417 | 445 | 384 | 316 | 210 | 326 | 312 | 179 | 213 | 154 | 154 | 249 | 150 | 167 | 161 | 122 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.34m | 6:12PM2.28m | 8:28AM1.44m | 7:06PM2.42m | 9:17AM1.52m | 7:59PM2.53m | 10:02AM1.59m | 8:50PM2.58m | 10:44AM1.65m | 9:40PM2.56m | 11:25AM1.71m | 10:28PM2.45m | 12:07PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.42m | 11:24AM1.11m | 1:50AM0.19m | 12:32PM1.12m | 2:39AM0.01m | 1:34PM1.09m | 3:26AM-0.11m | 2:30PM1.03m | 4:11AM-0.15m | 3:24PM0.98m | 4:54AM-0.11m | 4:18PM0.95m | 5:35AM-0.01m | 5:13PM0.93m | |||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
568 | 434 | 405 | 405 | 417 | 445 | 384 | 316 | 210 | 326 | 312 | 179 | 213 | 154 | 93 | 133 | 47 | 60 | 84 | 98 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
85 | 64 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 68 | 159 | 46 | 8 | 120 | 133 | 45 | 154 | 249 | 67 | 75 | 161 | 122 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 21 | — | S 19 | S 20 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 21 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 12 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
2 | — | 9 | — | 30 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 96 | 45 | 57 | 74 | 22 | 150 | 167 | 48 | 47 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 94 | 113 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 113 | 113 |
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Information about the D Street Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for D Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at D Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our D Street surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (D Street) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for D Street may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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