Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got the outlook for Ditch Plains for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the foreseeable future. I’m looking at day after day of small, weak, and often messy conditions. There’s no standout session in this window, so don’t be holding your breath for a classic day.

Looking at the first few days, we’re dealing with tiny, short-period slop. Friday the 17th has a weak 1.3 ft swell from the SSW with a period of just 5 seconds and a combined energy of only 15 – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is offshore on Friday morning, which would give you clean conditions, but the swell is just too weak to push. It’s a no-go. Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th are similar, with poor surf and choppy, cross-shore winds.

The first real glimmer comes on Sunday morning the 19th. The swell picks up a bit to 3.6 ft from the S with an 8-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 142 (moderate). The wind is offshore from the WNW at 15 mph. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and honestly, that’s the best we get for a while. It’s small, but it will be clean. For a patient surfer, it might be worth a paddle.

Monday morning the 20th might be the next best option. The swell drops back to 3.0 ft from the S, period 8 seconds, energy 119. But the wind is glassy. That’s a major positive. The conditions will be clean, but the waves are still small and ordinary. Crowds are often an issue at Ditch Plains, so with not much else on offer, expect company even for these small waves. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

After that, it’s a long stretch of bad news. The swell gets a bit bigger on Wednesday the 22nd, with a 6.6 ft to 6.9 ft S swell and energy jumping to 418 and 731, but the wind is a near gale. That’s a 31 mph cross-shore wind. The surf will be a washing machine, and honestly, with that kind of wind and a beach setup, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are still poor with cross-shore and onshore winds. The final week of July and into August just fizzles out. The swell is tiny, rarely topping 3.3 ft, and the winds are all wrong.

Forget a standout. The best you’re looking at is a very ordinary, clean, small session on Sunday morning the 19th, or a glassy but small one on Monday morning the 20th. It’s a tough run. Don’t get your hopes up for the second week. It’s a long stretch of flat, messy conditions.

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