Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with ya – it’s a pretty bleak run for Depressions right now. We’re looking at a long 16-day window, but honestly, it’s not comin’ to life. There’s a real gap of poor conditions stretching from the start all the way through to the end of the first week, with nothing worth paddling out for.

The water temperature is sitting at 69° – that’s 6° warmer than usual for this time of year, which is very unusual, so you might wanna leave the 4/3 at home if you’re gonna even bother having a look.

From the 22nd of August through to the 25th, we’ve got tiny, junky swell. Heights are barely 1 ft to 3 ft, and the wind is cross-on or onshore from the WSW or SW. It’s basically blown-out slop. The combined swell energy is weak-to-moderate (229 to 266), but it just doesn’t matter with that wind direction trashing what little shape there is.

Then from the 26th of August onward, things get weirder. We get a bit more energy – up to 405 and 378 (moderate wave energy) on the Wednesday morning and afternoon – with some SSE swell and a 12-second period, and light offshore SSW winds on the morning. That’s the first time you’ll see a score of 1 out of 10 – marginal at best. But it’s still only 2 ft to 3 ft of swell. By the afternoon the wind swings to SW and goes cross-on, so that window closes fast. The next few days stay poor or marginal, with the 28th afternoon showing 4 ft WNW swell, but only an 8-second period, so it’s weak and crumbly with light onshore wind.

The weekend of the 29th-30th has a bit more size – 6 ft WNW swell on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but it’s cross-on with a short 6-second period and a 9-12 mph breeze. Combine that with the beach setup and it’s gonna be a chopped-up mess – honestly, that’s looking more like a kite session than a surf.

The first few days of September aren’t much better. The 4th of September Friday morning has some energy (588), with an 18-second long-period groundswell from SW, and light offshore SW wind at 6 mph. The height is only 2 ft, but that long period means it could have some push and shape for a point break or reef. For a spot like Depressions that’s a beach break, the long period might cause it to break too straight, but it’s about the best we’ve got in the whole forecast. The wind stays good on the Friday afternoon too, but the swell drops to 3 ft.

The 6th of September Sunday morning sees 3 ft from SSW, 14-second period, light offshore SW wind – again, marginal. The combined energy (466) is moderate, but it’s still small.

So what’s the standout? Honestly, it’s a toss-up between Wednesday the 26th of August morning and Friday the 4th of September morning. Friday the 4th has that long 18-second groundswell with an offshore wind, which is rare in this outlook, so I’d say that’s the one to keep an eye on if you can wait. The Wednesday the 26th morning has similar conditions but with a shorter period. Both are pretty small though, so keep expectations in check.

I’m Rusty, signing off. Hope the next one’s better.

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