Ohara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Alright, look. The next week and a half is going to test your patience if you’re hanging out for a wave. We’ve got a bit of a flat spell and a whole lot of junky onshore wind to deal with. The only spot on the radar is Ohara (Kauai), and honestly, it’s a slow burn before things get properly interesting.

Right now, this Thursday and Friday are write-offs. We’ve got fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions with junk swell – not worth paddling out for. Saturday is more of the same, just a bit weaker. It’s not until Sunday afternoon that we see the first real glimmer of hope. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore, and we get a clean 3ft of SE swell with 9-second period. It’s tiny, but it’s clean. The wave energy is still weak (267), but at least you won’t be getting beaten up.

Monday is the pick of this early run. A gentle offshore breeze and a bit more push – around 4ft to 4ft of SE swell. It stays clean through the day, and while it’s only small, it’s fun, clean, and the consistency is starting to show. Tuesday gets a bit messier with a risk of thunderstorms, and the swell is a bit all over the place. Wednesday morning looks magic though – flat calm, glassy conditions, and a clean 3ft of SE swell. That’s your window for a nice, easy session if you can get out there.

Then we go dry again. Thursday and Friday are back to small, poor, cross-onshore junk. Saturday is bigger but still messy.

Here’s where it gets serious. From Sunday the 20th, things start to ramp up big time. We’ve got a proper groundswell arriving – a long-period SSE swell, 16 seconds, and the energy readings just explode, going from moderate to very strong (2958 to 3184). Sunday afternoon looks incredible. Light cross-offshore breeze, clean 7ft faces, and that long-period energy will be macking down the reef. This is the standout of the whole forecast.

But hold on to your board. The 21st and 22nd see it get huge. We’re talking 11ft to 20ft of south swell with 16-18 second periods. The energy readings are off the charts – over 40,000 on Tuesday morning. This is serious, expert-only territory, and honestly, the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. It’ll be a washing machine. Then Wednesday the 23rd gets truly wild – 25ft of swell with a 50 mph offshore gale. That’s not surfing, that’s a survival mission. Don’t even think about it.

The energy gets jumbled and the wind goes onshore after that, so the window is short and intense. The real takeaway: get your fix Monday or Wednesday morning of this week, and then mark your calendar for Sunday the 20th. That’s the one. It’s a long-range call, so treat it as promising rather than certain, but all the ingredients are there for a proper session at Ohara. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Keep it salty.

Rusty

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