Depressions Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, don’t get too fired up for the next few days. The surf is tiny and messy. Sunday the 5th sees a weak 1.6ft SSW groundswell with a very long 18-second period, but the wind is on it and the overall wave energy is weak (255). It’s a write-off. Monday and Tuesday aren’t much better – still small, still onshore, and the energy is only moderate at best (389 to 687). You’d be fighting chop for nothing.

Wednesday the 8th shows a tiny glimmer of hope on the morning – clean surf around 2.6ft from the SSW with light offshore wind and a long 16-second period – but it’s still pretty weak. The afternoon turns into a junk show with a 5.2ft WNW windswell (8-second period) and onshore wind, so that’s a no-go.

The first real standout, and the best of the whole outlook, falls on Friday the 10th in the afternoon. We get glassy conditions – dead calm – with a 2.0ft SSW groundswell rolling in at a super long 18-second period. The wave energy is moderate (270) but that absolute glassy surface means it’ll be clean as a whistle. Depressions will be the spot to be that afternoon. The swell direction (SSW) lines up nicely with its optimum WSW exposure, and with the crowds being only *sometimes* an issue, you might even get a few waves to yourself. That 18-second period means long lulls between sets, but the shape will be there. Just remember, it’s a small wave – a longboarder’s dream or a grovel session.

The weekend of the 11th and 12th fades back into small, onshore junk. The surf tries to straighten up a bit on Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th with some 3.3ft to 4.6ft WNW windswell, but the period is short (7-8 seconds) and the wind isn't great. Tuesday afternoon actually goes glassy again with that 3.3ft WNW swell, but with such a short period it’s going to be a fat, weak dribble. Nothing to write home about.

The rest of the second week is a slow decline. There’s a little pulse of WNW groundswell on Thursday the 16th (3.6ft, 9-second period, 430 energy) but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore. A few marginal windows pop up on the 17th and 18th with some very long period SW swell (17-18 seconds), but again, it’s tiny – 1.6ft to 2.0ft – and the energy is weak. It’ll be pretty, small, and frustrating.

Honestly, if you’re not already planning for Friday afternoon the 10th, you’re missing the only real chance in this 16-day stretch. The rest is a long slog of small, choppy, or marginal stuff.

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