Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Damneck Naval Base over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a pretty flat run. The opening days of the period are a tough watch. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th show tiny, weak swell with poor conditions, and that theme carries right through the first week. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak waves with very low energy. The combined energy is often in the teens or low twenties, barely registering. There’s a bit of a bump in the water around Sunday the 16th, but it’s still small stuff. The wind is mostly offshore or glassy at times, which is about the only positive, but with no real swell to work with, it’s not doing much for us.

The water temperature is sitting at 79°F with a 0.9°F anomaly, so it’s about average for the time of year.

Now, the only real standout in this whole window shows up late. On Thursday the 20th, we see a pulse of swell push in. The morning at Damneck Naval Base sees a 4ft swell from the ESE, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit of a bumpy, weak wave. The wind is offshore from the SW, so it’ll be clean, but the lack of period means it won’t have much shape. The combined energy hits 54, which is still weak. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to get the heart racing. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 4ft from the E, but the wind swings cross-shore and the period stays at 5 seconds, so it’s messy. Friday the 21st morning has a 2ft E swell with light offshore winds, but again, it’s a short-period, weak offering.

Truth be told, there’s nothing here that’s going to get anyone out of bed early. It’s a lean couple of weeks. The swell that does show up is small, short-period, and low energy. For a beginner, the 4ft swell on the 20th morning might be a goer with the clean wind, but it’s not great. For anyone else, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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