Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cookin’ for Ditch Plains. Honestly, I’m looking at this 16-day window and it’s a tough one. We’ve got a solid run of flat, junk conditions, so the first real chance of anything even surfable is a few days out.

The combined swell energy is weak across the whole period, sitting at just 73 early on, which is barely a pulse. The water’s a bit cooler than normal for this time of year, about 69°, so don’t expect that warm bath.

We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th are a write-off with cross-onshore winds and messy, lumpy conditions. The swell is small and short period, so nothing’s coming together.

Thursday the 30th shows a bit of improvement. The morning has a clean look with a cross-offshore wind from the NNW and a 4ft SSE swell at 9 seconds. That’s a bit of a groundswell pulse, but it’s still weak (188). The afternoon goes back to light cross-shore, but the swell drops off. It’s surfable, but not worth jumping for.

Friday the 31st is the only real standout here. The morning has a clean, cross-off breeze from the north and a 3ft SSE swell, but the key is the light wind. The afternoon is even better with a slight WSW breeze and clean conditions. The combined energy is only 114, but for this window, that’s about as good as it gets. It’s a small, clean day for a log. Keep in mind, Ditch Plains can get crowded, so you’ll be sharing those small waves.

After that, it’s back to a long block of poor surf. The first week of August is largely flat with weak, onshore winds. Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th are small and choppy. From the 5th through the 10th, it’s tiny, with periods of clean but essentially flat conditions. The combined energy drops to single digits. That’s a real dry spell.

Then, on the 11th of August, we get a little pulse of NE swell, 5ft at 6 seconds. That’s short period, but the energy jumps to 152. The wind is cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but it’s the biggest swell in the whole run. It’s still not great, but it’s something.

Overall, Friday the 31st of July is your best bet for a clean, small day. The 11th of August has a bit more size, but the wind won’t be as kind. The rest of the period is a tough stretch for paddle surfing. The setup looks more interesting for a kite than a surfboard during the windy, choppy days.

Rusty.

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