Surf Forecasts:
Damp surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, ESE swell with 17 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Damp this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Damp in the next 16 days are 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Damp over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. This forecast for the Damp region is a tough one. We’re looking at a full 16-day window with basically nothing on the table. The first real recommendation doesn’t even show up, and when we look at the whole run, there’s a massive gap of no surf. It’s a real flat spell.
The only spot with any kind of pulse is Damp, a sandbar set-up that’s pretty exposed to the east. But even that’s inconsistent at best. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, nothing weird there. The real story is the total lack of energy—the combined swell energy values are almost all zero, and when we do see a blip, it’s a weak 3 or 4. That’s barely a ripple.
Let’s walk through it. Starting Wednesday the 5th, there’s a tiny 1ft ESE swell with a 4-second period, but it’s crossed up by a cross-offshore wind and it’s just poor. Not worth a look. That’s the only thing that even registers for the first week. From Thursday the 6th right through to Saturday the 15th, we’re looking at a dead ocean. The wind might be offshore and clean at times, with some glassy moments on the 15th, but there’s zero swell to push through. It’s a long, flat stretch, about ten days of nothing.
Around Sunday the 9th, there’s a tiny 1ft SE swell with a 3-second period, but it’s cross-shore and messy. Forget it. The same weak 1ft shows up again on Friday the 14th, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not surfable.
The only faint hope comes late in the run, on Tuesday the 18th of August. We get a 1ft S swell with a 3-second period, and this time the wind is offshore, which will keep it clean. It’s still tiny, but it’s the best we’ve got. After that, the wind gets strong and even gale-force offshore on the 19th, but there’s no swell to go with it. You can’t surf wind.
Look, if you’re a beginner, this is a blessing. There’s nothing here that’s going to be over 5ft, so you’re not going to get in over your head. But for anyone else, this is a blank. The spot is a sandbar, so even if we did get a pulse of longer-period groundswell—which we’re not—it would be prone to closing out. For now, with this much wind and no swell, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
This kind of blank run is more normal for the area, but it never stays poor for long. Forecasts can change. Keep an eye out, but don’t hold your breath for this window.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:39PM0.01m | 12:26PM0.01m | 11:32PM0.02m | 1:44PM0.02m | 00:30AM0.02m | 2:44PM0.02m | 1:25AM0.03m | 3:29PM0.03m | 2:17AM0.04m | 4:06PM0.03m | 3:09AM0.04m | 4:42PM0.04m | 3:57AM0.05m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM-0.00m | 5:39PM0.01m | 6:35AM-0.00m | 6:25PM0.01m | 7:37AM0.00m | 7:15PM0.02m | 8:33AM0.01m | 8:05PM0.02m | 9:23AM0.01m | 8:56PM0.02m | 10:15AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | ESE 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 671 | 815 | 807 | 547 | 733 | 680 | 584 | 584 | 380 | 655 | 931 | 954 | 655 | 1243 | 1127 | 1068 | 1068 | 908 |
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The above surf forecast table for Damp provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Damp can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Damp surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Damp) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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