Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and knots for you. Let's break down this Slip Point forecast.

Honestly, it's looking like a tough run for the next couple of weeks. There's a huge stretch of flat or just plain ugly surf ahead, and the first real opportunity doesn't show up until Wednesday, July 22nd. That's a long, slow wait.

For the first week and a half, it's just not happening. Starting Sunday the 12th, we've got tiny waves, barely 2-3ft on a short period of 8 to 9 seconds, and every bit of it is spoiled by onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy is barely there. Monday the 13th through to the 21st is mostly flat or junk. There's a little 1-2ft bump on Tuesday the 14th morning, and a few scattered readings, but the wind is never your friend. It's a big dry spell.

Now, here's the one to keep an eye on. Wednesday morning, July 22nd, Slip Point might finally get its act together. We've got a 4-5ft swell out of the W, coming in at 9 seconds between waves. That's enough power to get a proper wave face, with combined energy hitting 304 – a moderate kick of juice. But the real beauty is the wind: a glassy, light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at only 3 mph. That's clean conditions, my friends. The break works best on a WNW swell, and we're coming from the W, so it's close enough to draw some nice lines off the point. Because it's over a week out, treat this as a promising weather window rather than a dead cert. That is the one morning to be in the water if you can.

That 4-5ft swell may be pushing it for total beginners on the sets, but with clean glass it's a good one for a solid intermediate. The rest of that day and the days after drop straight back to flat and onshore junk.

When you're looking at a forecast this quiet, that one bright spot is all you've got. Save your energy for the 22nd and hope the ocean plays ball.

Rusty.

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