Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water is running at a toasty 69°F, which is a solid 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so you might not even need a spring suit.

Honestly, the outlook is a tough one. We've got a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions ahead. The swell is small and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which is really going to mess with the shape. The first real window of opportunity comes right at the very end of the forecast.

The best bet on offer, and it's a standout just because everything else is so quiet, is Tuesday, 11 August. The morning session at Depressions is looking like the only time we get a proper glass-off. The wind goes glassy, which is a huge plus. The swell is small at 2 ft from the SW, but it's a long-period groundswell of 20 seconds. That means there's a bit of energy in the water, but it might be a bit too straight for the beach break. The combined energy is moderate at 268. It's a beginner-friendly break that's fairly consistent, but with that glassy morning, it'll be clean. The crowds are listed as "sometimes", so you might have a few others with the same idea.

Before that, from Monday 27 July right through to Monday 10 August, it's pretty grim. We've got a bunch of days with poor surf conditions, onshore winds, and small, weak swells. The combined energy values are often in the low hundreds, and even dip into double digits, showing weak energy. There's a run of marginal days in the first week with small 2 ft to 3 ft swell, but the wind is never clean. The second week looks even worse, with a lot of "poor surf conditions" and very small waves. The swell on Saturday 1 August afternoon picks up to 4 ft, but it's a short-period, messy windswell from the WNW with a cross-on breeze, so it'll be a bit of a washing machine. That's more of a kite surfing day with the light cross-onshore breeze and small, choppy waves.

So, to sum it up: hold out for that glassy Tuesday morning on the 11th of August. It's the only real standout in a long, flat run. The rest of the time, you're better off doing something else.

Rusty.

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