Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

The outlook starts with a real nothing-burger. From now until around the 25th of August, it’s mostly poor to marginal surf with tiny waves and onshore wind at Topaz Street. The water is sitting at 22° – a good 3° warmer than average for this time of year, which is notable and makes the wait a little more comfortable, I guess. Still, the combined energy is weak, mostly sitting between 111 and 377, and the swell is barely above flat. There’s a few mornings with a light cross or cross-off breeze, like on the morning of the 25th with a clean look from the SE wind, but the swell is only 0.5m from the SW. Not enough to get excited about. That morning is the best of a bad bunch for the first week and a half – a real test of patience.

Then, things finally wake up. The standout window is the morning of the 26th of August. Topaz Street picks up a solid 1.3m swell from the S with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong 751, which means there’s real power behind it. The wind will be light from the SSW, just a cross breeze with small ripples, so the surface will be reasonably clean. This is the pick of the whole window – consistent for the spot, and the size is still manageable for most intermediate surfers. The swell direction matches the optimum W direction? Not perfectly, but the S angle is workable here and the quality makes up for it.

The next few days after that hold some promise too. The morning of the 29th looks decent with a 0.9m SSW swell, an 18-second period (so a long-period groundswell), and light cross winds, giving a combined energy of 620. It’s got that longer period, which helps shape and gives you a breather between sets, but at a beach break like this it might stand up a bit straight. Worth a look, for sure. The 30th of August morning also offers a clean setup with a cross-off breeze from the SSE and a 0.9m SSW swell, though energy is a bit lower at 457.

If you’re a beginner, the 1.3m swell on the 26th is on the edge, but with the clean conditions, it could be a fun session if you’re comfortable. Anything over 1.5m starts pushing it, and we don’t hit that in this outlook, so the 26th is the safest bet for a good wave.

So, to sum it up: you’ll wait over a week for something decent. The morning of the 26th of August is the real standout – biggest swell, cleanest wind, and the most energy we see. The morning of the 29th is a solid backup. Don’t bother before that.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty.

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