My Khe / Da Nang Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Da Nang over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—it’s a slow start. The first week or so is pretty flat and disappointing. From Tuesday the 28th of July right through until the end of the month, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. Expect a lot of small wind ripples and choppy, messy surf with swell heights barely scraping 2ft. Honestly, not worth paddling out for.

We do get a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st, with some clean, cross-offshore breezes, but the swell is still just 2ft and short period, so it’s really only something for a longboard or a beginner to have a splash on. Crowds are possible here at My Khe, so you might see a few folks out.

Then there's a real gap in quality. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of August bring glassy and clean conditions in the mornings, but again, the swell is tiny—1ft—and the energy is very weak. Nothing to write home about.

The dry spell stretches on until Wednesday the 5th of August. That’s when things finally start to perk up. We see a proper swell from the ENE push in, with a long period of 16-17 seconds. Swell heights climb to 1ft-2ft, but the real game-changer is the offshore wind. On Wednesday, we get a gentle offshore breeze from the W, making for clean lines. The energy jumps noticeably—this is surfable, but still very ordinary.

Now, the standout window arrives on Thursday the 6th of August. This is the best we’re going to see. My Khe wakes up with 3ft of clean ENE groundswell, a period of 17 seconds, and a gentle offshore wind from the WSW. The combined swell energy is strong, and the forecast calls for *expect good surf conditions*. This is the day to clear your schedule. The same holds into Friday morning the 7th, with 2ft ENE swell, 16-second period, and light offshore winds—energy still strong. That Thursday and Friday morning are the highlights of the whole outlook. Clean, lined-up waves, proper groundswell. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

After that, it starts to fade again. Saturday the 8th drops off, and by Sunday through Tuesday, we’re back to weak, short-period junk from the NW, with moderate winds and poor conditions. There’s a brief blip on Tuesday the 11th afternoon with 4ft of NW swell, but it's short period (6 seconds) and just “surfable but very ordinary.”

So to wrap it up: don’t bother until at least Wednesday the 5th of August, and make sure you’re in the water on Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th. That’s your window of proper, clean, groundswell surf at My Khe. The rest is either flat or forgettable.

Rusty.

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