Onjuku Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so we're looking at a pretty bleak start, if I'm being honest. The next few days are a write-off for anything decent. We've got a bit of a swell on the Monday morning, but it's all downhill from there until we get into the first week of September. The standout – and I mean the only real standout – is that Monday morning session on the 24th of August. After that, there's a massive gap of nearly two weeks of poor to marginal conditions.

Onjuku is the only spot in the picture, and it's an exposed beach break that's inconsistent. The best of the whole 16-day window is hands down the Monday morning, 24th of August. The conditions are going to be absolutely perfect. We've got a clean 3ft groundswell rolling in from the SSE, with a super long 18-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 944, but that long period will give you some proper, well-shaped waves with nice long lulls between sets. The absolute key here is the wind: it's glassy, dead calm, with a slight offshore flow from the SSW. The water temp is about average for the time of year. It’s a rare treat for a spot that's inconsistent, so you’ve got to be on it. The crowd factor is "sometimes", so it could be a bit busy, but with that quality, it's worth the paddle.

The afternoon of the 24th gets a bit choppy as the wind picks up, and the rest of that week is just a mess of cross-onshore winds and dropping swell – nothing to get excited about.

The next real glimmer doesn't come until Monday, 7th of September. That morning, the wind drops to glassy again, with a clean 4ft swell from the S at a 12-second period. The combined energy is moderate (619). This is a promising one, but it's a long way off, so treat it as a hopeful line on the calendar rather than a guarantee. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-onshore breeze, but the morning should be a solid session.

The rest of the early September period is a mix of small, weak swells and strong winds, mostly from the NE. The 3rd of September has a short, messy 6ft windswell from the NE with a period of only 6 seconds – that's junk, and it's gonna be more of a kite-surfing day than a proper paddle session. The following days are just more of the same: small, wind-affected, and inconsistent.

So, to wrap it up: you've got one absolute cracker on Monday morning, 24th of August, and a potential second one on the horizon for Monday morning, 7th of September. Everything else in between is a long, flat stretch of poor conditions. If you can get out for that first one, do it. It’s the only real gold in this patch.

Rusty.

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