Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe at Depressions over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I have to be honest with you: the first week is a bit of a grind. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell with periods that are all over the place, and the wind just won't play nice. It's mostly cross-onshore or straight onshore, messing up what little size we have. The water temp is a balmy 69°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a real anomaly, and you'll feel it in a spring suit or maybe even just boardies on the warmest days.

We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing from Thursday the 5th all the way through to the end of next week. Scores are bottoming out, with the wave comment being "poor surf conditions" or "marginal" for days on end. The combined swell energy is mostly in the low to mid hundreds (between 200 and 500), which is just weak, uninspiring energy. There's nothing to get excited about.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't come until Friday the 11th. That afternoon, the wind is set to go glassy, with a light 3 mph WSW breeze. The swell is tiny, only 2 ft from the SSW, but it's a 15-second period groundswell. That long period means the energy is there, and with the sea looking like a mirror, it’ll be clean if you're on a log. The combined energy is a weak 324, so don't expect any power, but for a small, soulful session, it's the best on offer.

The following week is a mixed bag of onshore slop and small, inconsistent bumps. The swell tries to pick up a bit, but it's short-period windswell, and the wind just keeps blowing it out. By Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th, we start to see a trend back to small, long-period SW groundswell. The Saturday morning shows 2 ft with an 18-second period and a light SSW breeze. That's a whisper of a wave, but the period is impressive. The combined energy is still low (315-378), but these long-period pulses are your best bet for a clean, glassy ride if you've got a high-performance longboard or a big single-fin.

Honestly, overall, there's no standout day where you'd drop everything. The best advice is to keep an eye on Friday the 11th for a glassy, small-wave session, and maybe the weekend starting the 19th for another chance at clean, long-period surf. The rest is a write-off for paddle surfing.

Rusty, signing off.

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