Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, I’m a bit gutted to tell you this, but the outlook for Slip Point is pretty bleak. We’ve got a long, dry stretch ahead. For the first several days, there’s just nothing doing. The surf is essentially flat, with the combined swell energy sitting at zero for most of the early mornings and afternoons. It’s not until Wednesday morning, the 5th of August, that we finally see a little pulse of life. The water temperature is sitting at 55°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so bring a thick suit.

On Wednesday morning the 5th, we get a small 3 ft swell rolling in from the west, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 144. It’s surfable, but the conditions are only ordinary. The wind is a light easterly at 6 mph, which is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. This is really the only window in the first week that’s even worth paddling out for. The swell is small, but for a point break like Slip Point, that west swell direction is what we want. It’s an advanced spot, and it can get crowded sometimes, so keep that in mind.

Thursday morning the 6th looks glassy, but there’s zero swell. The rest of the week and into the second week is a total write-off. We see a few tiny pulses of swell, like 2 ft to 2 ft, but the periods are short, mostly under 8 seconds, and the winds are often onshore or cross-onshore, messing up the surface. The combined energy is weak, mostly under 100. Saturday morning the 8th and Sunday morning the 9th are glassy, but with practically no swell.

From the 10th of August onwards, it’s a desert. Day after day of “poor surf conditions” with zero energy. There are a few mornings with glassy conditions, like Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th, but the swell is tiny or nonexistent. The wind shifts to the east-northeast or north-northwest at times, keeping it clean, but without any swell, it’s just a flat ocean.

To be brutally honest, the only standout here is that Wednesday morning, the 5th of August. The rest of the 16-day window is a long, quiet stretch. It’s the kind of run that’s more normal for this area when the weather patterns settle in. For the most part, it’s not even worth strapping the board on the roof.

That’s it from me. Keep your eye on the horizon, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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