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Damp surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Damp this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 8PM.
The Lowdown
Well, mate, I gotta be straight with you — Damp is looking pretty flat for the next week and a half. We’re staring down a long stretch of nothing but poor surf conditions from now right through until the end of August. The first sign of any swell doesn’t pop up until Friday the 28th of August, and even then, it’s barely a whisper.
Out of the entire 16-day window, there’s only one break that even gets a mention: Damp, a sandbar setup that’s pretty inconsistent and rarely breaks. It’s beginner-friendly but only for the small stuff. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing your toes off waiting for a set that never comes.
From now until late August, we’ve got a lot of offshore and cross-off winds, but with zero swell, that doesn’t mean a thing. The wind’s gonna be blowing from the west and west-northwest at times, 6 to 25 mph, but without any waves to groom, it’s all just wasted energy. The conditions are clean, sure, but there’s nothing to surf.
Come Friday the 28th of August, we finally see a tiny pulse. Early morning brings a 2 ft swell from the southeast with a period of 4 seconds, but that’s short-period windswell, weak and messy. The combined energy is only 6, which is pretty much nothing. Winds are light offshores from the west-southwest at 3 mph, so it’s clean, but honestly, there’s not enough push to get a beginner moving. By afternoon, it drops to 0.7 ft from the east-southeast, period 4 seconds, energy of 1, and it goes glassy — but that’s still flat as a pancake.
Saturday the 29th is even worse in the morning: 0.7 ft from the east, period 4 seconds, energy 1, with a cross-shore wind and a chop. Afternoon sees no swell at all. Then from Sunday the 30th onward, it’s back to zero swell for the rest of the forecast.
So, the honest truth? There’s no standout session here. The best you’re looking at is a tiny, weak bump on Friday morning, but it’s more of a paddle around than a surf. The spot is inconsistent, and this kind of flat run isn’t unusual for the area. That said, forecasts can change, so don’t write off the whole season just yet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:43AM0.01m | 9:56PM0.01m | 11:08AM0.01m | 10:51PM0.02m | 12:33PM0.02m | 11:50PM0.03m | 1:47PM0.03m | 00:48AM0.03m | 2:44PM0.04m | 1:36AM0.04m | 3:28PM0.04m | 2:20AM0.05m | 4:04PM0.05m | 3:00AM0.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM-0.00m | 4:27AM-0.00m | 4:43PM0.00m | 5:34AM0.00m | 5:45PM0.01m | 6:39AM0.01m | 6:46PM0.02m | 7:36AM0.01m | 7:40PM0.03m | 8:24AM0.02m | 8:25PM0.04m | 9:16AM0.02m | 9:10PM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 935 | 977 | 955 | 815 | 815 | 1044 | 1003 | 493 | 493 | 826 | 731 | 734 | 734 | 662 | 662 | 774 | 651 | 584 | 721 | 493 |
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