Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for this stretch. We’ve got a long 16-day window ahead, but I’ll be honest with you – it’s a tough one. The first real shot at anything comes on Sunday, July 12th, so there’s a big dry spell of over a week before that. Before then, we’re looking at small, weak, poor surf with mainly onshore or cross-onshore wind, and the water temperature is sitting at 53°F – that’s 5°F colder than normal for this time of year, so it’s feeling properly chilly out there. Don’t expect much.

The only spot on the radar is Slip Point (Clallam Bay). This is an advanced point break, fairly exposed to the swell, and it likes a WNW direction. The standout, and really the only window worth paddling out for, is the morning of Sunday the 12th. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds, and a light east wind blowing cross-offshore. That’ll keep things clean. The combined wave energy is weak at 79. It’s not big, but it’s surfable – just very ordinary conditions otherwise. The crowd situation here is “sometimes,” so you might see a few others out, but not a circus.

After that, the following week trails off again into flat, tiny, or wind-affected junk. There’s a glimmer on the 17th of July – a 2ft west swell with a very long period of 16 seconds, and energy jumping to 248 which is moderate. But the wind is cross-on, so it won’t be clean. That long period means it’s better suited to a point like this, but the wind will mess with the face. It’s a maybe, not a goer.

Overall, the 12th is your best bet. It’s small and clean, but it’s something. The rest of the window is mostly a write-off. Keep your wetsuit thick and your expectations low.

Rusty.

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