Onemana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on offer for Onemana over the next couple of weeks.

First off, the next few days are pretty flat. The water temp’s sitting at a normal 59°, nothing out of the ordinary there. We’ve got a slow start with basically no surf to speak of from July 23rd through to the afternoon of July 24th. Then from Saturday the 25th morning, we see a tiny pulse – 3 ft from the east with a 12-second period – but the wind’s howling from the WSW at 19 mph. It’s offshore and clean, but the combined energy is only moderate (323), so it’s more of a lake chop than anything you’d paddle out for. Sunday the 26th and the start of the following week are similar: small east swell, 2 ft to 2 ft, with light offshores or glassy conditions now and then, but the energy’s weak (87 to 135) and the waves are ordinary. Nothing to get excited about.

Things get interesting around Monday the 3rd of August. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the east, but the period’s short at 6 seconds and the combined energy hits moderate at 249. The wind’s cross-shore, so it’s messy. Tuesday the 4th of August is where the big boy shows up. Morning brings 10 ft from the northeast with an 8-second period, energy is strong at 1123, and it’s clean with a light cross-off wind. By the afternoon, it’s 12 ft northeast swell, glassy as glass, with absolutely massive energy at 1833. The guidance says the break is rated for intermediates and is fairly consistent, with the optimum swell coming from the NE. This is the standout of the whole period – a proper groundswell event. But here’s the thing: at 12 ft, this is expert-only territory. It’s going to be huge, and at a beach break with that short period, it could be a washing machine. Still, for the brave, Tuesday afternoon is the session.

After that, the wind turns nasty. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th of August see 8 ft to 7 ft swell, but with a screaming SSE wind at 25 to 28 mph, it’s all cross-onshore and cross-shore chop. The energy is still strong (1402 to 984), but you’d be fighting the wind, not the wave. Friday the 7th drops to 4 ft from the NE, with a moderate cross-off breeze, clean but ordinary – a bit of a letdown after that massive Tuesday.

The only true standout is Tuesday afternoon, August 4th – if you’re an expert and the tide lines up, that’s the time. For everyone else, the whole two weeks is mostly a write-off. There are big gaps of ordinary to poor surf, but when that big NE swell hits, it’s all on.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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