Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for the Topaz Street area.

It’s a pretty grim outlook, to be honest. Over the entire 16 days, the surf is small and the winds are almost always working against us. The water is unseasonably warm, sitting at about 71°F, which is about 6°F warmer than average for this time of year.

From Monday, August 10th, it’s all tiny slop. We’re looking at 1 ft to 2 ft swells from the SW or SSW, with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The period is long enough to be a groundswell (13 to 20 seconds), but the wind makes it choppy and messy. The energy is moderate, but it doesn’t mean much when the waves are that small and blown out.

The middle of the week and the weekend of the 15th-16th sees the swell nudge up to about 3 ft to 3 ft from the SSW. Energy readings get into the 300s, which is moderate to strong. But again, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. At a beach/jetty spot like this, a long-period groundswell (16 sec) tends to go fat and straight, so the shape won’t be great. It’s all just marginal.

The one day that stands out is Thursday, August 20th. The morning session has a 2 ft SSW swell with a 14-second period. The wind is a light offshore from the SE at about 9 mph, giving clean conditions. The energy is moderate (262). This is easily the best session of the whole run. It’s small, but it’ll be clean and actually surfable. Friday the 21st morning is similar, but smaller at 1 ft.

After that, it’s back to a long run of tiny, blown-out junk. The last week is all 0.9 ft to 2 ft with onshore winds and poor conditions. The energy drops right back down to low to moderate.

So here’s the call: if you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Thursday, August 20th is your only real shot. It’s the one clean window in a sea of mediocrity. Otherwise, it’s a long, quiet stretch. The break is fairly consistent around here, but the conditions just aren’t lining up this time.

Rusty.

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