Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming down the line. It’s going to be real quiet for a long stretch, but we’ve got a tiny bit of action right at the start.

Slip Point (Clallam Bay) is the only game in town. On Monday the 31st of August, there’s a small pulse – waves around 2ft coming from the W. The morning stays clean with a light E breeze (combined energy is a weak 59), but the Monday afternoon is the real winner. The wind goes glassy (5 km/h from the N) and the water is sitting at 54° – that’s about 5° colder than normal for this time of year (much colder than usual). Swell energy climbs to 90 with a 10-second period, which gives those little point waves some shape. It’s not pumping, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see for a while.

Tuesday the 1st of September starts clear but the wind swings cross-on from the W, and it falls apart. By Wednesday the 2nd, the swell is gone and the rain moves in.

We get a minor bump around Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September – maybe 2ft to 2ft, clean in the mornings with ESE winds, but the energy is only in the 50-70 range, so it’s weak. Not a standout, just a little blip.

Then on Tuesday the 8th of September, the combined swell energy jumps to 513 – the biggest number in the whole forecast. That’s 4ft of swell from the W with a very long 13-second period. This is a proper groundswell. But there’s a cross-on wind from the W/WNW that will mess with the face. For a point break that could still be rideable, but it’s a week out and the conditions are iffy, so don’t bank on it just yet.

There’s a tiny pulse on the 15th of September – 2ft from the W with clean offshore winds – but it’s nothing to get excited about. After the 1st of September, we’ve got a massive 11-day gap with absolutely no surf on offer until the 14th. That’s just how it goes around here sometimes. Keep the board waxed, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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