Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, let’s break it down for the imperial crew.

There’s not much to get excited about for a long stretch. The surf is undersized and the conditions are mostly average to poor. We’re looking at a gap of several days with nothing really worth paddling out for.

The first nod goes to the 25th of July, Saturday afternoon at Depressions. You’re looking at 2ft from the SSW, with a light cross-onshore breeze, so it’ll be a bit bumpy. The water is a warm 69°F, a solid 6°F above normal—that’s super unusual, feels like a hot tub. The combined swell energy is moderate at 407, but with a short-period 21-second swell, it’s only really for the beginners.

Sunday the 26th is similarly tiny, 2ft from the SW, with light onshore winds.

Monday the 27th sees a small bump to 3ft from the SSW, period drops to 18 seconds, energy hits 706, but the cross-onshore wind takes the edge off.

Tuesday the 28th through Saturday the 1st of August is all junk—poor conditions, bumpy surfaces, and small, unappealing waves.

Then it goes dead. From Sunday the 2nd of August all the way to the end of the forecast, we’ve got poor surf every single day. Swells shrink down to 1ft or less, energy drops to weak two-digit numbers—down to 58 on the 5th of August. Periods are short, mostly under 10 seconds, winds are light but onshore. That’s a solid 8-day blank spell.

The one distant hope is Friday the 7th of August morning, where a 1ft swell from the SSW shows an 18-second period and energy climbs back to 163. It’s still listed as ‘poor surf conditions’, so it’s just a whisper of a change way out in the second week. Long-range and uncertain, but it’s the only thing on the horizon.

Overall, this is a pretty flat and messy outlook. No true standout days. Swell forecasts can flip, though, so don’t write it off entirely.

Stay patient. Rusty.

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