Damneck Naval Base Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for any proper surf around here. There’s a real lack of energy and the swell direction is just all over the shop. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak waves ahead, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find something to ride. It’s gonna take some patience, but there’s a tiny glimmer of hope on the horizon.

Damneck Naval Base is where we’ve got to focus. Right now, for the next several days, it’s a whole lot of nothing. We’re talking waves under 3ft for the most part and short-period, weak windswell. The combined energy is just pathetic, mostly in the teens and twenties, sometimes getting up to a weak 89 on Sunday afternoon. There’s a bit more push on Monday with the swell reaching 5ft to 5ft, but the period is only 7-8 seconds, so it’s going to be crumbly and lacking any real grunt. The wind is mostly cross-off, which keeps the surface clean, but there’s just no power behind it. It’s one of those times where you’re just scratching around for a knee-high slopper.

The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is about normal for this time of year. It’s not a talking point, just typical summer water.

There’s a long, bleak gap here. From the start of the week right through to the following Saturday, the 15th, we’re looking at nothing but tiny, poor surf. Day after day of under 2ft junk with the odd 3ft blip that has a 4-second period – that’s just bump, not surf. You might see a clean little wave on Saturday the 8th when an offshore breeze shows up with 3ft of SE swell at 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but “ordinary” is the kindest word I can use. It’s the kind of day you go out to get wet rather than get barreled. The energy on that one is only at 80, so it’s weak.

The real standout, and I mean the only one, is the morning of the 14th of August. It’s not going to be big, only 1ft, but it’s glassy. A full “glass” wind state with almost no breeze. Any little ripple that’s out there is going to be as clean as a whistle. It’s a tiny wave, but it might be the most fun you’ll have all fortnight. If the south-east swell shows at all, that smooth surface could make a knee-high wave feel like a point break. Don’t expect much, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window.

After that, the following week just looks like more of the same, with that long gap of poor surf stretching on. The 17th has a similar story: 3ft to 3ft of very short-period, 4-5 second windswell. It’s clean but gutless.

So, there you have it. A pretty bleak outlook for the next two weeks. When it’s this flat and the energy is this weak, it’s hard to be optimistic, but that’s the nature of the area. Forecasts can change. If you’re a beginner, the Monday’s 5ft waves might be okay, but it won’t be pretty. For everyone else, hold out for that glassy 14th, or just take a break and dust off the kiteboard, because for a lot of these days, that’s looking like the more interesting option than a surfboard.

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