Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk about Ditch Plains. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it—the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak. The swell is tiny and the conditions are all over the place. We've got a long dry spell ahead, but let's walk through it day by day.

Right now and for the next few days, the surf is flat. Wave heights are barely reaching 1 ft and the energy is super weak (37), which is basically nothing. The water temp is around 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The wind is offshore on Monday morning, which would normally be great, but there's just no swell to work with. It's a total tease.

Things stay poor through the middle of the week. Tuesday sees a bump to 3 ft but it's a short-period windswell from the ENE with only 5 seconds between waves, and the wind is cross-shore, making it choppy and ugly. Wednesday and Thursday are more of the same—tiny waves, messy winds, and no real power behind anything.

We finally see a little pulse of energy on Sunday the 20th. Swell jumps to 4 ft with a moderate energy reading (165). It's coming from the SW with a short period of 6 seconds, and the wind is cross-offshore from the NNE, which will keep it clean. It's still not great, but it's the best we've seen so far.

The swell builds a bit more on Monday the 21st, hitting 5 ft to 6 ft with energy climbing into the low 200s. But here's the catch—the wind swings onshore from the ENE and ESE, turning it into a choppy, blown-out mess. For a reef break like Ditch Plains, that's a dealbreaker unless you're into battling bumpy faces.

Things get bigger toward the end of the month. Wednesday the 23rd sees solid 7 ft swell with strong energy (432), but again, it's onshore wind from the SE. It's going to be messy and probably more of a windsurf or kitesurf session than a clean paddle session.

By the last few days of September, the swell drops back down to under 3 ft, and the wind finally turns offshore again on the 27th, 28th, and 29th. But the swell is tiny—1 ft to 2 ft—and the energy is low (around 45 to 99). Clean but flat.

Honestly, there's no standout session in this forecast. If I had to pick the least worst, it would be Sunday the 20th with that 4 ft SW swell and cross-off wind. That's your best chance for a few clean ones, but don't expect anything special.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the forecasts, and maybe take up a backup hobby for a while.

Rusty.

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