Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Slip Point. I gotta be straight with you—this outlook is a tough one. The 16-day window is basically a flat spell with a few tiny blips that aren’t gonna get anybody out of bed.

Right now, we’re lookin’ at a long dry stretch. From Tuesday the 18th of August all the way through until early on Saturday the 22nd, there’s just nothing. Zero. Zip. The water’s flat, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross, so it’s a good time to wash the wetsuit and check your fins.

The first tiny sign of life shows up on Saturday the 22nd of August, during the morning. We’ve got a 2 ft swell rolling in from the west, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak, sittin’ at only (90). It’s a short-period, weak little pulse, and the wind is a light cross-onshore out of the WNW at 3 mph, so it’s going to be bumpy. Not worth paddling out for.

The pattern repeats on Sunday the 23rd of August. The morning is glassy—that’s a nice thing to see—but there’s absolutely no swell. It’s flat. So it’s a beautiful morning to be on the water in a kayak, not a surfboard.

Moving into the second week, we see a few more of these weak pulses. On Tuesday the 25th of August, we get another 2 ft west swell, but the period drops to 9 seconds and the energy is still weak at (83). The wind is onshore from the WNW at 6 mph. Not great. Wednesday the 26th is a carbon copy: 2 ft at 9 seconds from the west, energy at (78), and onshore wind again. The afternoon gets a bit choppy with a moderate cross-onshore.

The waves keep fading as we go. Thursday the 27th drops to 2 ft at a short 7 seconds, energy down to (38). Friday the 28th is even smaller, 2 ft at 7 seconds, energy at (32). By Saturday the 29th, we’ve got a 2 ft swell with a period of just 6 seconds, energy (29). The morning is glassy, but the swell is so weak and short-period it’s barely a ripple.

The last gasp is on Monday the 31st of August. We see a tiny 1.0 ft from the west-northwest, 7-second period, energy of just (9). The wind is glassy in the morning, but honestly, that’s flatness with a mirror finish.

So, the bottom line: there are no standouts here. No good surf on offer in the entire 16-day window. The ocean is takin’ a long nap. The only thing to recommend is to keep an eye on the forecasts—things can change, and it doesn’t tend to stay this poor forever. But for now, I’d save the wax and find something else to do.

Rusty.

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