Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this stretch is a bust.

From this Sunday morning, July 26th, all the way through to at least August 6th, we’re stuck with tiny, weak swell. Heights barely touch 3 ft, and most days it’s 2 ft or less. The combined swell energy numbers are all under 150, mostly in the double digits—weak stuff. The biggest bump is on Thursday afternoon, July 30th, with a 3 ft ENE swell and combined energy of 142, but it comes with a moderate cross-onshore wind that messes up the surface. Not worth it.

Wind is the real problem. It’s cross, cross-on, or onshore for almost every session. We get a couple of clean, cross-offshore windows, like Tuesday morning July 28th, but the swell is only 1 ft (combined energy 30). Paddling for nothing. Tuesday August 4th and Wednesday August 5th finally bring offshore winds from the SW, but the swell stays tiny—between 1 ft and 2 ft, combined energy barely reaching 35. Clean, but you’d need a longboard and a lot of patience.

The period is short too—most of it under 9 seconds, so it’s weak, choppy windswell. There’s one interesting signal on Thursday morning August 6th: a 0.3 ft groundswell from the east with a period of 13 seconds and combined energy of 5. That tells you there’s some long-period energy trying to arrive, but it’s a ghost. Not rideable.

Water temp at Damneck Naval Base is 76°F on the first mention, which is a bit colder than average for this time of year (anomaly of -2°). You’ll feel it, but it’s not extreme. Crowds can show up here sometimes, but trust me, nobody is competing for these waves.

The best we get is on Sunday morning August 9th: 2 ft from the SE, light cross-offshore breeze, clean conditions, and a combined energy of 66. That’s a score of 1 out of 10—the highest in the whole 16 days. That’s the standout, and it’s a weak one.

From July 26th through August 5th, there’s a massive gap with basically no surf worth talking about. Then just a couple of tiny, clean, ordinary days. For a beach setup like this, a dry spell in summer is pretty normal when the wind and swell don’t line up.

Keep an eye on the forecast, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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