Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey everyone, Rusty here. Gotta be honest with you, the next couple weeks look pretty bleak for a proper surf. We have a lot of small, weak surf and winds that just won't cooperate. It’s gonna take some serious patience to get wet.

The water at Topaz Street is a toasty 72°F, which is about 7°F warmer than it should be right now. That's a big deal, so at least you'll be comfortable while you're waiting for nothing to come through.

Right now, and through the first week of August, it's a total lull. We're talking tiny swells of 1 to 2 feet, with weak energy readings like 95 to 208 on the combined scale. The winds are mostly light, but they're cross-shore or cross-on, so the surface is just a mess of little ripples and chop. Not clean, not rideable, just frustrating.

That weekend of the 2nd and 3rd is a real bummer, with waves dropping to around 1 foot. The energy readings are bottoming out at 95. This is not surfing; this is floating. For beginners, this is a hard pass. There is literally nothing to catch.

The next week is more of the same. The energy readings get a little better, up into the 100s, but the wave height stays stuck at 1 to 2 feet. The wind pattern doesn't change; it just keeps messing up the surface. It's a very flat spell. The second week isn't looking any different, more small surf and poor conditions.

But wait. The 15th of August, a Saturday, is the one tiny spark of hope. The morning forecast shows the swell bumping up to 2 feet from the SSW, with a period of 17 seconds and a solid energy reading of 273. That's a long-period groundswell, which is a good sign, but at this size, it's still not going to be epic. The morning winds are light and cross-shore, which is good for keeping it clean, but the afternoon is forecast to get blown out by a moderate onshore wind. It's the only thing on the radar that even looks like surf, but it’s so far out that I wouldn't hold my breath.

And a heads-up: the forecasts for the 7th, 8th, 13th, and 15th are all flagged as "marginal," which means the tide could just as easily kill it completely. I'd say your best bet is to check the surf cam on the morning of the 15th. You might get a clean wave or two before the wind kicks up, but that's the ceiling here.

Look, this is one of those times where there just isn't a wave to chase. It's a long, flat, and messy run of days. Grab a beer, watch the horizon, and be ready to go when it finally turns on again.

Take it easy.

Rusty

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