Damp Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The name is Rusty, and I’m looking at the 16-day window for Damp.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough stretch. There’s a massive gap at the start with nothing worth paddling out for. The first real suggestion of any rideable surf doesn't show up until Tuesday the 22nd of July, and even then, it’s a whisper.

We’re looking at a long, dry spell from now until around the 22nd. The wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-shore, and for the first week, the swell is basically non-existent. You’ll see a few days with clean offshore winds, like Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, but there’s just no swell to push it. It’s a classic case of the wind being perfect but the ocean being totally flat.

The first tiny pulse of potential comes on Tuesday afternoon the 22nd. The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive. But the swell is a joke—0.0 ft. It’s a no-go. The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least it’s not freezing.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is a very small window on Sunday the 26th of July. That morning, we see a tiny bump of east swell, 3 ft at 4 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 26 (moderate wave energy). It’s a short-period, weak little pulse. The wind is cross-onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, which will chop it up. This is barely a wave, and it’s a sandbar break that’s inconsistent. For a beginner, it might be a fun little splash, but for anyone else, it’s a struggle.

The other little moment is Monday the 27th of July in the morning. Another 3 ft east swell, period 5 seconds, energy 29 (moderate wave energy). Again, cross-onshore wind. This is the same story: tiny, short-period, and messy.

For the rest of the week, it’s the same pattern. Small, weak, short-period east swells, with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The best wind we see in the second week is a glassy condition on the 22nd, but with no swell, it’s useless.

So, what’s the call? There’s no true standout. The best on offer is the morning of the 26th, but even that’s a stretch. It’s a poor outlook for the whole 16 days. The break is inconsistent, and with the swell being so small and weak, this is a period where you’d be better off waiting for a better forecast. Don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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