De Haven Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s coming for De Haven Creek. This is a gentle, beginner-friendly break, and the next 16 days are mostly small to moderate, with a few clean windows.

The best action starts Monday, August 3rd. Morning brings a 5 ft swell from the NW, 10-second period, with a light offshore wind out of the west at 3 mph. The water is clean, and the combined wave energy is moderate at 583. That’s a solid morning for a learner. By the afternoon, the wind goes glassy out of the WSW, and the swell drops to 5 ft, still NW. That’s the standout of the whole period.

Tuesday the 4th is smaller: 4 ft in the morning with a cross-on wind, so a little bumpy. But Tuesday afternoon cleans up nicely—glassy, 4 ft NW swell, period 8 seconds. Short period means softer waves, but still fun for a beginner.

Wednesday the 5th repeats the pattern: bumpy mornings, glassy afternoons. Wednesday afternoon sees 3 ft from the WNW, glassy, period 9 seconds. Nice and clean.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th morning are tiny—swell drops to 2 ft, with a very long-period SSW groundswell (18 seconds on Friday morning). That’s a lot of period with hardly any height, so the waves will be slow and fat. Not worth paddling out.

Friday afternoon, August 7th, is a little blip: 4 ft NW swell, 8 seconds, with glassy conditions out of the WSW. That’s a clean, small window for a couple of hours.

The weekend of August 8th-9th brings some size. Saturday morning is still small, but Saturday afternoon jumps to 7 ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, with cross-on wind. The energy is strong (812), but the wind makes it choppy. Sunday the 9th sees 8 ft NW in the morning, period 10 seconds, and strong energy (2264). That’s too big for beginners, and the cross-on wind will make it lumpy. For experts only, if you’re okay with some texture.

The next week, August 10th through the 14th, the swell sits between 4 ft and 6 ft, mostly from the NW, periods of 9-10 seconds. Winds are often onshore or cross-on, so quality is average. The best in that stretch is Wednesday afternoon, August 12th: 4 ft NW, 9 seconds, glassy. Water temperature is about normal for this time of year.

The final days, August 15th to 18th, are small: 2 ft to 3 ft from the SSW, long periods of 13-17 seconds. The energy is low to moderate. The highlight is Monday afternoon, August 17th, when the wind goes light cross-off out of the SE, and the swell is 3 ft from the SSW, period 14 seconds. Clean but small.

Overall, the best day is Monday, August 3rd afternoon: glassy, 5 ft NW swell, moderate energy. Second best is Friday afternoon, August 7th, also glassy, with 4 ft NW swell. For a beginner spot like this, conditions are everything—and those two windows are your best bet.

Rusty.

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