Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's take a look at what we've got coming up for Ditch Plains.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle session. The surf's going to be small and generally messy, with hardly any windows of clean conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is a solid 5° colder than usual for this time of year, so you'll be wanting a thicker suit if you're even thinking about getting in.

We start the run on Friday morning, July 10th. There's a tiny 1.0ft SSE swell rolling in with a short 10-second period. The combined energy is weak at 42. Winds are light and cross-off from the WNW, so it's clean. But honestly, it's just surfable, not really worth getting excited about. That afternoon, the wind picks up and the swell drops further, making for poor conditions.

The rest of the first week is a write-off. Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th are plagued by onshore and cross-shore winds, keeping the waves sloppy and ugly. The swell remains tiny, never cracking 2ft. Monday the 13th is no better, with a fresh cross-onshore breeze making it lumpy.

We get a slight uptick on Tuesday morning, July 14th. A 3ft SW windswell with a period of just 5 seconds shows up. The wind is a clean cross-off from the W, so the surface will be glassy. But that period is way too short – it's just a choppy, weak windswell (combined energy 75). It's not going to offer any real quality. The rest of that week stays small and clean-ish with cross-off winds, but the swell is too weak and inconsistent to be a proper option.

We then hit a long stretch of nothing. Friday the 17th through Sunday the 19th bring onshore winds and a constant state of "poor surf conditions." The swell is small and the wind is wrong.

Moving into the second week, things get more active but still not good. Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st see a jump in combined swell energy, hitting 171 and 158, but the wind is blowing strong from the E and NE, making it a total mess. The swell is a short-period 3ft to 4ft S windswell. This is not a surfer's setup.

The only real spike in size comes through the end of the month. Thursday the 23rd through Saturday the 25th sees swell heights hitting 5ft to 5ft from the S and SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is strong, peaking at 542 on Saturday afternoon. But, and it's a big but, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore from the east and southeast the entire time. The wave comment for those days is "poor surf conditions" or "marginal." With that wind and a beach/reef setup like Ditch Plains, this is going to be a choppy, blown-out mess. Honestly, this looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

There are no standout days in this entire 16-day window. The conditions are just too consistently poor, with the swell either too small and weak or too big and blown out. It's a tough run for the local crew.

Rusty.

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