Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way at Depressions over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s not looking like a classic run. The surf is small and a bit messy for the first week, and then it really drops off. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions from the end of July right through the first week of August, so don’t hold your breath for any hero sessions.

We’re starting on Friday, the 24th of July. The swell is tiny at 2 ft from the SSW, but the period is a whopping 24 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, which usually means deep-water energy and good shape, but it’s so small. The combined energy is moderate, sitting at 653. The wind is a light offshore from the SW at 6 mph, which would keep things clean. It’s marginal, but those early morning windows might offer a little something if you’re desperate for a paddle. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Saturday the 25th is more of the same – 2 ft SSW swell, still with that long period of 21 seconds. Wind is still light offshore, but the forecast calls it poor surf conditions. Just not enough push to make it work.

Sunday the 26th, the swell hangs around 2 ft from the SW, period dropping to 18-19 seconds. The wind swings to a light cross-onshore in the afternoon, which will put a bit of a wrinkle on the surface. Still marginal.

The pattern continues through the 28th with tiny 3 ft swell and those long periods. The energy is moderate (around 700-750), but the size just isn’t there for a proper ride. Winds are light offshore, so it’s clean, just small.

Then on Wednesday the 29th, the swell drops further to 2 ft, still from the SW, period down to 16 seconds. The wind goes light cross-onshore again. Not much to write home about.

Thursday the 30th sees a slight bump to 3 ft from the SSE, with a 14-second period. The wind turns light offshore in the afternoon, which is a positive. The energy is still moderate (602). But it’s still a marginal call.

Now, Friday the 31st of July through to the 1st of August, the swell picks up a bit to 4-4 ft from the S, but the period is shortening to 14 seconds. Winds are light offshore, but the forecast is calling it poor surf conditions. The energy is moderate (500-680). It’s just not coming together.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Sunday the 2nd of August onward, the swell turns tiny and the period plummets – we’re talking 5 ft on Sunday afternoon but with a 6-second period, which is just wind slop. The energy drops to a weak 311. By Monday the 3rd, the swell is 3 ft and the energy is barely 183. This continues right through to the 8th of August, with swell heights under 3 ft and periods under 10 seconds. The energy is weak, often under 200. The wind is light offshore, which is a tease, but there’s just no wave to ride.

There is a slight glimmer on Wednesday the 5th of August. The afternoon shows a 4 ft WNW swell, period of 6 seconds, but the wind is glassy. The conditions are described as surfable but very ordinary. The energy is a weak 148. For a brief moment, it might be rideable, but you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout session here. The best on offer is probably the first few days, like Friday the 24th or Saturday the 25th, just for the novelty of that long-period groundswell and clean offshore winds, but the size is tiny. The combined energy of all swells directed here stays moderate (in the 600-700 range) for the first week, but it’s never strong enough to give you a real wave. After that, it’s a long gap of poor, weak surf until the 5th of August, which is only a brief, ordinary window.

Hang in there, but don’t get your hopes up. This is a quiet patch for the area.

Rusty.

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