Onjuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I've got the skinny on the next couple of weeks at Onjuku. Let's be real, it's a slow start, but there's a bit of a pulse later on. We're looking at a stretch of mostly small, messy surf, so you gotta pick your moments.

The water's sitting at about 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing for a late summer session.

First up, the immediate outlook is pretty grim. Monday the 31st is a write-off with a weak 4ft NE windswell and a short 6-second period. The energy is weak (246), and it's cross-offshore, but the conditions are just poor. We then hit a few days of small, inconsistent surf. Tuesday morning the 1st of September sees a cleaner 3ft ESE swell, but it's a long period (12 seconds) for a beach break, so it might be a bit too straight and fat. Still, the energy is moderate (324) and the wind is a gentle cross-off, so it's the best of a bad bunch.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is the real standout early on. The wind goes glassy, and we've got a clean 3ft ESE swell with a 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate (206), and it's the only truly glassy window we see for a while. It's small, but it'll be clean. After that, it's back to onshore slop and a few thunderstorms. We've got a solid gap of poor conditions from Thursday the 3rd right through the weekend.

Now, things get interesting around the 5th and 6th of September. The swell kicks up, but it's all windswell. Saturday the 5th sees 7ft of E swell with a short 7-second period and strong cross-offshore winds. The energy jumps to strong (442 to 540), but it's a messy, bumpy cleanup. Then Sunday the 6th brings even more size, 7ft to 8ft from the ENE, with massive energy readings (1023 to 1133). The wind is still strong cross-off, so it's going to be a powerful, bumpy, and challenging paddle. This is more for the experienced crew.

Monday the 7th of September is a real standout in the long-range, but it's for experts only. We're looking at 8ft of ENE swell in the morning, and the wind swings offshore from the north at 25 mph. The energy is off the charts at 2091. The description says it's "strong offshore and clean but hard to paddle into," which is exactly what it sounds like – big, powerful, and glassy walls, but you'll be fighting the wind to get out. The afternoon sees a shift to a 7ft SSE swell with a longer 12-second period, and again, strong offshore winds. The energy is even higher at 2332. If you're a charger and the wind plays ball, this is the window.

The rest of the second week settles back down. Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th offer some cleaner, more manageable 5ft to 6ft SSE swells with moderate winds, but the energy is moderate to strong. Then we get another messy spell from the 10th of September onward with strong onshore winds from the south and southeast, making the 8ft swell on the 10th a bumpy, lumpy mess. The 13th and 14th see a drop back to 3ft to 5ft, but the onshore cross-wind will keep it chopped up.

So, to sum it up: the best bet for a clean, small wave this week is Wednesday morning the 2nd of September. The big, raw, powerful, and properly offshore action is for experts only on Monday the 7th of September. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too messy.

Rusty.

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