Onjuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming down the pipe for Onjuku over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a quiet start. The first few days are nothing to write home about, with weak, short-period windswell and dodgy side-shore winds. The real action starts kicking up from Tuesday the 7th. We see the combined swell energy jumping from 270 into the moderate range, and things start to get interesting.

The standout window is undoubtedly Wednesday the 8th. That morning, Onjuku will be waking up to a solid 8ft swell pushing in from the SE with a long 16-second period, giving it real grunt. The combined energy is pumping at 3303 (strong), and with that gentle ENE cross-off breeze, the face is going to be clean and inviting. This is proper groundswell, the kind that sets up nice lines on the points. This is the session you pencil in. It’s a bigger day though, at over 8ft by the afternoon, so this one is really only for the experienced crew. If you’re not comfortable in that range, sit it out.

Following that, Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th stay fairly solid, with swell sitting above 6ft, but winds turn cross-onshore and eventually onshore, so the quality won’t be as pristine as that Wednesday morning. The energy remains high (2346 to 3620), but the wind will put a bit of a chop on it.

There’s a bit of a lull after the 12th, with things dropping off as we head into the second week. The swell backs right down, and the energy drops to low two-digit and three-digit values, so we’re talking weak conditions for a few days. However, keep your eyes on Thursday the 16th. That morning we get a quick pulse of 4ft from the east with a true offshore from the north, and the winds are light offshore. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, which is fine.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th shows some more size building, with 6ft to 7ft and a period stretching to 12 seconds, but those winds are howling at 28 mph by Monday. That is going to be a full-on, blown-out mess – more of a kite-surfing situation than a paddle session. The tail end of the 21st sees a drop in size but with a strong offshore wind, making it clean but tough to paddle into.

All in all, the clear winner is Wednesday morning July 8th. Set your alarm.

Rusty.

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