Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the charts for the next 16 days, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s a lean stretch for Slip Point. We’ve got a long gap of nearly nothing to kick things off, and the only real window of opportunity doesn’t show up until the end of the third week. The water is currently sitting at 52°F, which is a whopping 7°F colder than normal for this time of year – that’s not just a little nippy, that’s a full-on wetsuit-and-booties situation, and you’ll feel it.

We start off with a real dud. Thursday the 16th through Monday the 21st of July is mostly a write-off. We get some small, weak swell (energy readings down at 64 and 58) but the wind is on it or cross-onshore, ruining any chance of a clean wave. The waves themselves are only around 2ft, with a short period of 8 seconds, and the report keeps calling it “poor surf conditions.” There’s a little bump of energy on Friday the 17th afternoon, with the swell period stretching to 11 seconds and the combined energy hitting 125 (moderate), but it’s still a messy 2ft with a cross-onshore breeze. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, if you’re patient, there’s a one-morning window that’s the best we’ll see. On Wednesday the 22nd of July, the morning session is the standout. The wind goes glassy from the NE at just 3 mph, and the swell is a clean 2ft from the WNW with a 9-second period. The energy is moderate at 92, and the report says “glassy” conditions. For a point break that’s fairly exposed to the WNW, this is your shot. It’s tiny, and it’s only for advanced surfers, but it’ll be the cleanest wave of the whole period. The crowds are “sometimes” an issue, but on a Wednesday morning with this size, you might have it mostly to yourself.

After that, it’s a steep drop-off. From Thursday the 23rd of July all the way through to the end of the month on the 31st, the combined energy flatlines at zero. There’s no swell to speak of, just flat calm conditions. Plenty of clean, glassy mornings, but nothing to ride. The last few days of July look like a total blank.

So, to sum it up: the only real surf on offer is a single, tiny, glassy session on the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July. It’s barely a ripple, but if you’re desperate and you’ve got a longboard, that’s your moment. The rest of the 16 days is a long stretch of empty ocean. Stay patient, and maybe give the gear a wax.

Rusty.

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