Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got lined up for the Damneck Naval Base stretch. Gotta be straight with you – this is a lean run. There’s barely a pulse in the ocean for the next two and a half weeks, and the only time it even flirts with surfable, it’s nothing to write home about.

The first real chance you’ve got doesn’t come until Friday morning, July 10th. That morning we see a little 2ft swell pushing in from the SSE, with a period around 8 seconds – not a groundswell, just a weak windswell. The combined energy is low at 52, so don’t expect any punch. But the wind is offshore out of the W at 9 mph, and the report calls it clean. That’s the best part. It’s a beginner wave, though – tiny, weak, ordinary conditions overall. Still, if you’re desperate for a paddle, that Friday morning window is about the only time the stars almost align.

Then we get a long dry spell. The next flicker comes Monday morning, July 13th, with another 2ft of ENE windswell, period around 6 seconds, energy at 56 – still weak. Wind is glassy out of the S at 3 mph, so the surface will look like a mirror. But the wave quality is poor, just barely surfable. You’d be on a foamie or nothing.

After that, Tuesday morning July 14th offers a similar story: 2ft from the E, period 8 seconds, energy at 55, with offshore SW wind at 6 mph. Clean again, but again, tiny and ordinary. Nothing stands out beyond these few brief windows.

Water temp? There’s nothing in the data to say it’s unusual, so expect it to be about average for the time of year.

Honestly, this is a stretch where the ocean just isn’t delivering. For the whole 16-day run, you get maybe four or five mornings that are clean but tiny. The rest is blown out, cross-onshore, or barely a ripple. If you’re a kite surfer, some of those afternoons with 6–12 mph cross or cross-onshore wind and waist-high mush might be more interesting. For paddle surfing? You’re better off waiting for the next system.

Rusty.

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