Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s happening at Topaz Street over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a quiet run. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, wind-affected surf that’s mostly going to be a struggle.

The water’s running at 73°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a proper anomaly of 7°, so you might not even need the thick wetsuit. Problem is, the surf just isn't there to match.

We kick off from Monday the 7th and honestly, it’s a grim start. Solid 12 mph onshore winds from the west are ruining the 4ft SSW swell. It’s a poor outlook. This flat, onshore pattern hangs around for days. We see some drop in height through Tuesday and Wednesday, with the wind staying onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak – we’re talking combined swell energy values between 230 and 275, so nothing to get excited about.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Thursday the 10th. The morning sees a light SSE breeze coming cross-offshore, cleaning up a 2ft SW groundswell with a long 17-second period. The combined energy bumps up to 327 (moderate). This is the best we’ve seen, but it’s still small. Friday the 11th morning is similar – clean, small, with that cross-off wind. These mornings are the only real windows for a log or a funboard, but you’ll be working for every little nugget.

After that, it goes back to small and messy for the weekend and into the start of the following week. We get a tiny 1.0ft to 2ft range, with mostly poor winds. The energy stays weak, dropping into the 100s.

Looking further out, around Wednesday the 16th morning, there’s another brief moment where the wind goes cross-offshore again with a 1ft SSW groundswell, 18-second period. The energy is moderate at 208, but again, it’s tiny.

There is a more promising blip further ahead. On Sunday the 20th, the morning session looks good on paper – light SSE cross-offshore wind, 2ft SSW swell with a 19-second period, and the combined energy jumps up to 358 (moderate). This is the best-looking surf of the whole run, but it’s over a week and a half away, so keep your expectations in check. Monday the 21st also sees a 3ft SW swell with solid energy of 400, but the wind is cross or cross-on, so it won’t be clean.

To be honest, for the next ten days, the pickings are slim. The swell is small, and when there is a pulse, the wind is usually in the wrong spot. A beach/jetty setup like Topaz Street needs a lot more size and cleaner windows to really turn on. Keep an eye on that Sunday the 20th morning – that’s the standout, but it’s a long way off. The rest is for the patient or the beginners who just want a paddle.

Rusty.

Read more