Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about Damneck Naval Base. Right now, through the whole 16-day window, we’re looking at a pretty flat and quiet stretch. The combined energy never gets above moderate, and most days it’s sitting in the low double digits (21 to 48) – that’s borderline weak. There’s no standout session where everything lines up. The water temp is sitting at 80°F with a +1.8°F anomaly, so it’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, which is nice if you’re in a spring suit or just trunks.

We start off with a real dud on Wednesday 19th August – 1.3 ft from the SE, with a cross-on breeze and a 9-second period. That’s basically small windswell junk. Thursday morning shows a bit of clean air (cross-off S wind at 9 mph) but the swell is only 1.0 ft, so it’s barely a ripple. The pattern stays the same through the weekend and into the next week: tiny waves, clean conditions at times, but nothing worth paddling out for. The wave comments are all “poor surf conditions” or “surfable but very ordinary” – not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Around Saturday 30th August, the swell energy bumps up a notch to 175 (moderate) with a 4.3 ft, 6-second blast from the NE. That’s short-period, messy windswell, and it’s paired with risk of thunderstorms. On Sunday 30th, the swell holds around 3.9 ft but it’s still short-period and not clean. The windows of glassy or offshore winds are rare, and when they show up, the swell is tiny.

The best chance you’ll get is maybe Wednesday 26th August morning – 1.0 ft, clean cross-off wind, but the energy is still low (48) and the waves are described as “very ordinary.” Not worth a special trip. Then again on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th, there are fleeting moments of clean, glassy conditions with 1.3 ft to 2.0 ft swell, but it’s just not enough.

Looking at the second week, the trend is more of the same – small, short-period swells, mostly onshore or cross-on winds, with the occasional clean morning. The biggest swell comes on 1st September morning with 3.3 ft from the E and a 260 energy reading, but it’s cross-on from the NE and choppy. Not the kind of day that gets the stoke up.

Bottom line: if you’re a beginner just wanting to sit on a board in ankle-biters, you might find a few clean windows. But for anyone else, this 16-day stretch is a washout. No real standouts, no solid groundswell, no clean combo of size and wind. The lineup is never going to be crowded because there’s nothing to crowd for. Keep an eye on the long-range – sometimes these flat spells break, but right now, I’d save the gas.

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