Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Ditch Plains. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s a standout session on the horizon if you’re patient.

Right now, the surf is flat and messy. For the first few days, from Monday the 27th of July right through until the end of the month, it’s a write-off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell with a combined energy that barely gets going (values like 65 to 100), and the wind is all over the shop – mostly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping things choppy and poor. You’ll see a few moments of glassy conditions on Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st, but the swell is just too small, around 2.6ft to 3ft from the SSE, to get excited about. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday the 29th of July in the afternoon. The wind swings to a cross-offshore W breeze at 9 mph, and the swell picks up to 6.2ft from the SE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 332 (moderate), and the conditions clean right up. It’s a solid improvement, but the real standout is a bit further out.

The session to circle on your calendar is Monday the 3rd of August in the morning. That’s over a week away, so treat it as a promising long-range call, but the numbers are looking special. We’ve got a 7.2ft swell from the SSE, a 10-second period, and a clean cross-offshore WNW breeze at 9 mph. The combined energy is a whopping 964 (very strong), and the forecast is for “very good surf conditions.” This is the pick of the bunch. The swell direction is from the SSE, which matches the optimum direction for Ditch Plains, and that longer period will mean proper groundswell energy. Just be aware that at this size (over 5ft), it’s a step up from beginner territory, and with a 10-second period at a reef break, the sets will have some punch. Crowds are often an issue here, so expect a few heads out.

After that, it tails off. Tuesday the 4th of August morning has a glassy 4.3ft swell from the SSE (242 energy), which is a nice little follow-up, but the wind turns cross by the afternoon. From Wednesday the 5th onwards, it’s back to smaller, weaker, and wind-affected conditions, with the combined energy dropping below 200 and the wind mostly onshore or cross-shore. The last few days of the outlook, from the 8th to the 11th, are tiny and weak, with the occasional clean window but nothing to get the heart racing.

So, bottom line: hang tight through this week’s flat spell. The real action is the Monday morning of August 3rd. That’s your best shot for a proper session.

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