Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get real about Depressions. Rusty here.

We’ve got a pretty flat run for the foreseeable future. The next two weeks are looking more like a lake than an ocean, so don't go getting your hopes up too early. While there's a little energy out there, the conditions just aren't working for us. Let's walk through it.

Monday the 6th starts off weak, with a meager 2 ft swell from the south-southwest. It’s got a long 16-second period, which means it's a proper groundswell, but with a cross-onshore wind messing it up, the surface is chopped and ugly. Forget it.

That same story plays through the whole first week. Swell stays tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and every time a bit of energy shows up, the wind turns cross-onshore or onshore. By Wednesday the 8th, the afternoon bumps up to 5 ft, but the period drops to a weak 8 seconds, and the wind is howling cross-onshore. That’s not surf, that’s washing machine conditions.

There’s a small window on Thursday the 9th afternoon where the score barely creeps up, but it’s still marginal. Nothing worth paddling out for.

The entire first ten days are a write-off. Then, on Monday the 13th, we finally get a moment of glass. The morning has flat calm wind, and the swell is 2 ft from the SSW with a 13-second period. The combined energy is only 234, which is weak. It’s surfable for a beginner on a foamie, but it’s not going to thrill anyone. That’s the best we get for a long stretch.

After that, we hit another dead zone. Days and days of tiny swell and onshore trash.

Then, on Sunday the 19th, there's a glimmer. The morning session shows glassy conditions again, with a 2 ft swell from the southwest at a solid 16-second period. The combined energy is 310, which is still weak, but the glass is a major positive. This is the only other morning that looks clean.

To be honest, the highlight here is the Monday morning of the 13th and the Sunday morning of the 19th. Both offer glassy surf on a small, long-period groundswell. Don't expect any power. This is strictly longboard or mini-mal territory. The break is fairly consistent, but with these tiny waves, it’s going to be a cruisy, low-energy session. Crowds are possible here, so if the sun’s out on those days, expect a few others with the same idea.

For a beginner spot like Depressions, that 2 ft on a glassy morning is as good as it gets in this stretch. Anyone else should just wait.

That’s the picture for Depressions. A long, flat spell with two brief windows of clean, tiny waves.

Rusty.

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