Damp Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a rough stretch for Damp. We’re looking at a 16-day window that’s almost entirely flat, and when there’s a tiny bump, it’s a mess. The first real sign of life doesn’t even show up until the afternoon of 24 August, and even then it’s barely a whisper.

The Overall Pattern

The opening days are a write-off. From 23 August right through the end of the month, it’s a graveyard of zero swell energy (0) and poor surf conditions. We get a few scraps from 24 August onwards, but they’re tiny, weak windswells from the east with periods as short as 2 to 4 seconds. That’s not surf, that’s bathwater chop. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, blowing hard enough to wreck any chance of shape. The only real positive is that from the 28th onward, we start seeing clean, cross-offshore winds, but there’s still no swell to work with. There’s a long gap of zero recommendations from 29 August through to 3 September, just clean winds blowing over a flat ocean.

The One Small Window

The only thing that even vaguely looks like a surf opportunity is on Wednesday afternoon, 26 August. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the east, but it’s a short-period windswell at 5 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 71, and the wind is a strong onshore from the east at 25 mph. This is a messy, blown-out slop. It’s really only interesting for a kiter. For a paddle surfer, it’s a pass.

The Very End of the Window

On 6 September, we finally see a tiny change. The swell drops to 2ft from the ESE, but the period is still short at 5 seconds, and the combined energy is just 22. The wind is cleaner – a moderate offshore from the WNW at 16 mph. That’s a nice feel, but with such small waves, it’s just a clean little knee-high dribble. The water temp is 65°, which is about average for the time of year.

Then it’s right back to flat on 7 September with cross-shore winds.

The Bottom Line

There’s nothing to get excited about here. No standouts, no good waves. The whole 16-day run is a bust. For an area like Damp, this kind of flat spell is normal. It tends not to stay poor for too long, but this one is a real test of patience. Keep the board waxed and the eyes on the horizon, but don’t plan a paddle.

Rusty.

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