Onjuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what’s coming up for us.

Right now, things are pretty average at Onjuku. The water temp is sitting around 81°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, with the first few days offering very little that’s worth getting excited about.

Tuesday the 11th is a write-off. We’ve got some lumpy cross-onshore wind and poor conditions, so don’t bother. Wednesday the 12th afternoon is where it starts to get interesting – we get a gentle offshore breeze from the NNE, with chest to head high swell, around 4ft. The period is a bit short at 9 seconds, but it’s clean. The combined energy is moderate at 322. Thursday the 13th also looks clean with a cross-offshore breeze and 5ft waves from the east, period still short but the shape should be okay. The energy picks up a bit to 432 and 506 during the day.

Friday the 14th stays clean but the swell drops a touch to 5ft and 5ft, and the forecast is a bit iffy, so it’s not a standout. Saturday the 15th sees the swell building, but the wind gets gusty from the NNE at 19 mph, so it’s messy despite the size.

Now, Sunday the 16th is a big one, but it’s not for everyone. The swell is forecast to be a solid 13ft from the NE with a period of 11 seconds. The energy is massive at 5752. This is expert territory – it’s too big for most. The wind is light and clean in the morning, but the size is just huge for this break. Only for the very experienced.

Monday the 17th morning is the real standout of the whole run. We’ve got glassy conditions – wind is absolutely dead calm – with a 6ft swell from the ENE. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s a bit short period, but that glassy surface is a gift. The energy is moderate at 560. This is your best bet for the cleanest, most user-friendly surf of the forecast. Get out there early.

After that, it’s a long dry spell. From Tuesday the 18th all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 26th, conditions are mostly poor. The swell drops right off, with tiny waves under 3ft for days, and the wind is generally cross-onshore or onshore. A few mornings like Thursday the 22nd show small clean 2ft waves, but it’s really just ankle-snappers. There’s a bit of a bump in energy around the 26th with 4ft and 7ft swell, but it’s accompanied by a fresh cross-onshore breeze and lumpy conditions, so it’s going to be a mess.

Honestly, the early mornings of Saturday the 15th and especially Monday the 17th are your only real windows for a decent session in the next couple of weeks. The rest is pretty flat or blown out.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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