Damp Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you. Looking at Damp, we’ve got a real bum forecast here. The whole 16-day window is basically a flop. There’s no proper swell coming in, and the bits that do show up are just tiny and weak.

Starting from Tuesday the 28th of July, we’re looking at a goose egg. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a big fat zero (0). The water temperature is 65°F, which is right around average for this time of year, nothing unusual. But the waves? They just aren’t there.

We go through Wednesday, Thursday, Friday… still nothing. The wind is offshore or light for a lot of it, which would be *perfect* if there were any waves, but there aren’t any. A few days, like Thursday the 30th, have a fresh breeze and clean conditions, but it’s a clean, flat ocean.

Saturday the 1st of August, we see a tiny blip: 0.7ft swell from the NNE, with a period of 2 seconds. That’s basically a lake ripple. The combined energy is a measly 1. It’s crossed onshore too, so it’s choppy and a mess. Not worth getting wet for.

The pattern stays the same. Most days show zero combined energy. The odd day, like Thursday the 4th of August, we get a 1ft swell from the ENE with a 4-second period and a combined energy of 5. Still tiny, still poor. The wind is cross-on, so it’s not clean.

We get a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August, but again, with no swell, it’s just a mirror. Same story for the following days.

There is a small uptick on Sunday the 9th of August: a 2ft swell from the south, period of 3 seconds, combined energy of 4. That’s the biggest swell in the whole forecast, and it’s still pathetic. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so there’s a slight chop, but it’s still awful.

The last few days, like the 10th, 11th, and 12th of August, are the same story. A few tiny pulses of 1.0ft to 1ft swell, but the energy is always below 5, and the wind is often offshore but the ocean is just flat. The 12th gets a moderate offshore breeze, but again, no waves to ride.

Damp is a sandbar setup that’s inconsistent and mostly for beginners. Out of the entire 16-day window, there is not a single moment where the surf is even worth a mention. The entire period is a gap. It’s a blank run, and for this spot, it’s not all that shocking when the swell windows are closed. The best I can say is that forecasts can change, but right now, I’d keep the board in the truck and go find something else to do.

Rusty.

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