Onjuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Onjuku over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow start. We’re looking at a stretch of pretty ordinary conditions from the get-go, lasting through the first week and a half. The surf is small and the wind is mostly cross-onshore, making for some choppy, poor surf. There’s a brief window of clean, glassy conditions on the morning of Thursday the 23rd, but the swell is only 3ft out of the east, so it’s very mediocre. You’ll find a few mornings with light winds and clean faces, like the 24th Friday morning (2ft east) and the 25th Saturday morning (1ft southeast), but the energy is weak, with combined swell energy readings of just 82 and 164 respectively. Nothing to get excited about.

The real story, the one that’s worth circling on the calendar, is the first week of August. The wait is long, but it’s gonna pay off.

The standout is the morning of Tuesday, August 4th. This is the goods. We’ve got a solid 5ft swell rolling in from the south, with a very long period of 15 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is a massive 1859, so there’s plenty of push. The wind is a clean, light cross-offshore from the northeast, which will keep the faces tidy. This is a setup built for experienced surfers, so if you’ve got the skill, this is your session. The long period will make the waves powerful and well-shaped, but at a beach break, it can be a bit straight, so keep your eyes on the peaks.

The morning of Wednesday, August 5th, is a close second. Another 5ft swell, this time from the east-southeast, with a long period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is 1117, still strong, and the wind is dead glassy from the east. That’s a recipe for some of the cleanest, most inviting waves you’ll see all forecast. The wave heights are in the zone for experts, but the glassy conditions make it very appealing.

Before that, the morning of Monday, August 3rd, shows a bit of promise with a 5ft south swell and 13 seconds of period, but the wind is cross-shore, so you’ll have some chop to deal with. The energy is building though, at 1273.

For the rest of the period, it’s a write-off. The wind stays strong and cross-onshore, spoiling any chance of clean surf, even when the swell tries to pick up. If you’re a kitesurfer, some of those windy afternoons at the end of July and start of August look a lot more interesting, with 5ft to 5ft swells and fresh cross-onshore winds.

So, to put it plain: hang tight. The first week is a write-off. The second week, specifically the mornings of the 4th and 5th of August, are your best bets. Mark them down, but remember, it’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on the forecast as it gets closer.

Rusty.

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