Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming down the line for your local stretch.

Right now, it’s a pretty quiet spell. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a full 5° warmer than it should be for this time of year – that's a big anomaly, and it feels like the ocean’s a bit out of sorts. The first proper surfable window isn’t until the morning of Friday the 4th, so we’re looking at a gap of a couple of days before anything worth getting wet for shows up. Even then, it’s not exactly firing.

Topaz Street is the only break in the picture, and it’s a beach-and-jetty setup, fairly consistent but needs a fair bit to come together. The early sessions are pretty rough with moderate onshore winds and waves under 3 ft. Even when the swell shows, it’s largely onshore or messy.

The one morning that has potential is Thursday the 9th. We’ve got a clean 3 ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period, combined energy of 358 (moderate) and light cross-offshore winds. The long period means the sets will have some push and the lines will be good if it handles the jetty right, but that energy is still on the lower side. It’s not a standout, just the least messy option in a bleak run.

The rest of the forecast is a pattern of light cross-shore or onshore winds, flat days, and poor-quality small swell. The period drops as we go into the second week, with the swell shrinking to 1 ft to 2 ft. The standout is really only that Thursday morning, and even then it’s marginal. For the time being, there’s nothing going on that’ll get the heart racing.

Honestly, this stretch is a tough watch for paddle surfing. With the constant onshore and cross-shore wind through the long gaps, combined with small gutless swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a traditional surfer. The weekend of the 12th is particularly flat and choppy, and that pattern holds until the end of the window.

Hold tight, brother. It’ll turn around.

- Rusty

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