Damp Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a tough one to call, mate. To be straight with you, Damp is looking at a pretty bleak 16-day stretch. We’re talking a solid run of days with zero surf on offer, or only tiny, weak, junky waves that aren’t worth paddling out for. There’s a long gap from Sunday the 23rd right through to Monday the 24th afternoon with nothing, and then after a tiny pulse, it goes dead again for days. The overall pattern is flat, with only a few fleeting moments of small, choppy swell.

Let’s walk through it. Sunday the 23rd is totally flat, just clean offshore wind from the WNW but nothing to ride. Monday the 24th afternoon sees the first movement—a tiny little 0.7ft north pulse at a short 3 second period, barely enough to mess about on, but it’s clean enough with a light cross-onshore.

Tuesday the 25th afternoon has a similar little bump, 1ft from the ENE at 3 seconds, but with a 12 mph onshore wind, it’ll be bumpy and unattractive. Wednesday the 26th builds a touch, with the morning showing 2ft from the E at 4 seconds, but onshore wind at 16 mph is messy. The afternoon gets to 4ft from the E at 5 seconds, but the wind jumps to 22 mph onshore. It’s just blown-out junk with a combined energy of 68—still weak.

Thursday the 27th morning has 3ft at 5 seconds from the east, but again, onshore moderate breeze. Not surfable. Things drop off again into Friday and Saturday, with tiny or non-existent waves. We get a little window of clean offshore winds from the west on Saturday the 29th afternoon through to Tuesday the 1st of September, but it’s completely flat. No swell at all.

There’s a tiny 0.7ft spike from the north on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, but that’s it. Another little 1ft pulse from the ENE on Thursday the 3rd morning, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The only faint glimmer comes on Monday the 7th of September morning, with a 1ft south swell at 3 seconds and a clean cross-offshore breeze, and then the afternoon shows a 2ft from the SSE at 4 seconds with a fresh offshore wind from the WSW at 22 mph. The combined energy is only 9 though, barely a ripple.

Honestly, there’s nothing here to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, but you won’t be in the water to feel it. No standout days, no proper swell. For this area, a long blank run like this is pretty normal, so don’t stress. Forecasts can always change, but right now, leave the boards at home.

That’s the truth of it. Rusty.

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