Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Look, I'm gonna level with you. We've got a pretty grim stretch ahead for the entire 16-day window. The only spot on the radar is Damneck Naval Base, but honestly, unless you're desperate for a knee-paddle, there's not much to get excited about.

Right now, the pattern is dead flat. For the first few days, we're looking at tiny, weak dribble. The water temp is sitting around 79°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th of July are a write-off with swell around 0.7 ft and a combined energy of only 12. The wind is all over the place, making it a mess. We get a tiny pulse of 1 ft on Sunday the 19th, but it's short period, shifty, and blown out.

The action doesn't even start to whisper until Wednesday the 22nd of July. We get a little bump of 3 ft from the SSE with a combined energy of 140. That's medium energy, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-off, so it's gonna be a bumpy, challenging session. Wednesday afternoon things glass off with a 3 ft SE swell and a northwest breeze going dead calm. The combined energy drops to 95, so it's weak, but it's the cleanest we'll see. The problem is that the swell is pulsing at 8 seconds, which is short period, so the waves will be a bit weak and crumbly. It's surfable, but very ordinary.

The first half of the following week, from Thursday the 23rd to Wednesday the 29th of July, is mostly a mix of tiny, messy waves with cross-onshore winds. We get a sniff of 2 ft from the S on Tuesday the 28th afternoon with a clean cross-off breeze, but it's a weak 6-second period, so it's just a small, clean close-out.

The best chance in this whole grim outlook falls on Wednesday the 29th of July. Now, don't get your hopes up too high. It's a 2 ft swell from the SSE with a combined energy of 64, and a 12 mph cross-off wind from the SW. It's clean, but it's still small. The swell direction is from the SSE, which is off the optimum direction of ESE, meaning the waves will be a bit weak and won't wrap in perfectly. It's a beginner-level wave, but the crowds there are "sometimes," so you might have it to yourself.

The final week is more of the same. Some small, clean conditions on the 31st of July morning with 1 ft from the SE, but it's just a paddle-around. We end the run on Saturday the 1st of August with a 1 ft SE swell, but the wind is cross-shore, making it choppy.

Honestly, if you're looking for a real wave, you're better off waiting for the next storm to pass. The whole setup is so weak that I'd say it's more interesting for a kite surfer on a small foil board than for a paddle surfer. There's a long gap of poor conditions, and it's not unusual for this area to have a blank run like this. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the boards in the car.

Rusty.

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