Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at the charts for Depressions. Let’s be honest, it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The water’s a toasty 67°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year – feels more like a bathtub than the ocean.

We’ve got a long run of nothing special on the cards. The first couple of days, Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of July, show tiny, grovelly 2 ft to 2 ft swells, but the wind is straight onshore. It’s rideable if you’re desperate, but it’s marginal at best, with weak energy. The combined energy is only 308 on Monday, and 369 on Tuesday morning – that’s barely a pulse.

From Tuesday afternoon through the whole of next week, it’s a real slog. The wind swings cross-onshore and stiffens up, especially on Wednesday the 22nd with 19 mph winds from the West. The swell stays small, around 2 ft to 3 ft, and the energy values are in the low to mid 400s – still weak. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” day after day. It’s not going to be pretty.

We do see a little spike in the swell period. Friday the 24th of July morning shows a 24-second period, which is a seriously long-period groundswell, but it’s only 2 ft. The combined energy jumps to 768 (moderate), but with that tiny height and period that long, it’ll be fat and mushy at a beach break like this. The onshore wind ruins it anyway.

The weekend of the 26th and 27th is a bit more promising. The swell stays around 2 ft to 3 ft, and the period hangs around 18-19 seconds, keeping the energy up in the 580-721 range. The wind is light and onshore, though. You’ll get some clean-ish waves but nothing to write home about. The “marginal” tag is about right.

There’s a small window of better size towards the very end of the run. On Saturday the 1st of August, the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SSE with a 14-second period and a combined energy of 721. That’s the biggest swell of the window. But the wind on Saturday morning is light onshore, which is fair, but by the afternoon it’s cross-onshore and choppy again. Still, that morning session might be your best bet – a proper waist-to-chest high wave with a bit of push.

The last few days, the 2nd through the 4th of August, the swell drops back down to 2 ft to 3 ft, and the energy fades into the 200s and 400s. It’s back to grovel mode.

So, really, the standout here is the morning of Saturday the 1st of August. The swell is 4 ft from the SSE, period is a decent 14 seconds, and the wind is light onshore. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best wave height and energy combo we’ve got. The rest of the period is mostly small, weak, and wind-affected. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is a lot of flat and choppy days. Bring a longboard and be ready to work for it.

Rusty.

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