Ohara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at a 16-day window for Ohara, and honestly, the first half is a bit of a mixed bag. The water is sitting at about 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in boardshorts.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Friday the 28th afternoon. There’s a 5 ft swell from the SW, with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is glassy from the WSW at 3 mph. The combined energy is moderate (417). It’s not gonna be huge, but it’ll be clean and fun for an intermediate. Conditions are just about as good as they get right there.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are pretty much a write-off. The wind swings onshore and the swell drops to 2 ft. It’s small and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Monday the 31st is a quiet one too, with a tiny 1 ft swell, but by the afternoon the wind goes offshore from the SSW at 12 mph, cleaning up the 2 ft leftovers. It’s surfable, but just barely.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The first real standout is Tuesday morning, September 1st. Glassy conditions, wind from the S at 3 mph, and a clean 3 ft swell from the ESE with an 11-second period. Combined energy is a solid 290 (moderate). That’s a nice, clean groundswell that’ll offer some proper shape. The afternoon looks just as good with offshore SSE winds. This is the best day of the first week – no question.

Wednesday the 2nd keeps the fun going with gentle offshore winds and 2-3 ft swell from the ESE and S. Still clean, still good.

Things get a bit dicey again from Thursday the 3rd through Sunday the 7th. The wind picks up, the swell direction shifts, and the energy is there but the quality is poor. A few glassy moments on the 4th and 5th, but the swell is short-period and messy. The 5th of September does have a punchy 5 ft swell from the E with a 6-second period, but it’s so short-period it’ll be a bit of a close-out. Still, with offshore wind in the afternoon, it’s a possible session for the brave.

The middle of the second week, from the 8th to the 10th, is dominated by cross-offshore winds and moderate swell, but it’s not clean enough to get excited about. The energy is there (over 300 in places), but the wind is just too strong or cross for real quality.

Now, hold on to your board. The biggest standout of the entire 16-day window is the 11th and 12th of September. A massive, very long-period groundswell from the SE is forecast. We’re talking 10 ft to 16 ft with a period of 16-19 seconds. The combined energy hits 7050 and then 14907, which is strong to very strong. This is a huge, powerful, straight-up groundswell. The wind is light and offshore or cross-offshore. Sounds perfect, right? Well, here’s the catch: *this is too big for this break.* The data says it’s simply too big for Ohara. This is for experts only, and even then, you’d want to be very careful. For a standard intermediate, it’s a no-go. This is a real shame, because the conditions otherwise would be absolutely epic. This is the kind of setup that, if it were a couple of feet smaller, would be a day for the books.

So, to sum it up: your best bet for clean, fun, manageable surf is Tuesday, September 1st. The 11th and 12th would be the biggest, most powerful swell of the forecast, but it's too big for this spot.

Rusty.

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