Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days at Slip Point (Clallam Bay) are looking pretty grim. Honestly, the whole window is a struggle. There’s a big gap right at the start with nothing rideable, and the pattern just doesn’t get its act together. The water is sitting at 53°F, which is a whopping 6°F colder than normal for July – that’s a seriously unusual chill, so bring the thickest rubber you’ve got.

We don’t see any real surf until the morning of Thursday, July 16. That’s a solid 5-day gap with zero recommendations. On that Thursday morning, we finally get a small 3ft swell from the west with a period of 8 seconds, and light east winds blowing cross-offshore. The combined energy is only moderate (140). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary – the kind of day you only paddle out if you’re desperate for a few wobbly lines.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions. The rest of the month is a mix of tiny, weak swells – mostly 1ft to 2ft from the west or WNW – with short periods and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy values are all below 100, mostly in the 30s and 60s, which is weak. There’s one morning on Saturday, July 25, with a bit of hope: a 2ft west swell, glassy conditions from a light northeast breeze, and a period of 7 seconds. That’s the cleanest-looking window, but the swell is tiny and the period is short, so you’re looking at small, weak waves.

The best of a bad bunch is that Thursday, July 16 morning. The 3ft west swell is the biggest all forecast, and with that cross-offshore wind, it’ll be the cleanest. But don’t expect much – it’s a one-star day at best. For the rest of the 16 days, you’re better off checking the forecast again later. This blank run is pretty normal for the area when the swell windows don’t line up.

Rusty.

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