Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Onrus has got lined up for us over the next couple of weeks. Right now, the water’s sitting at about 59°, which is pretty close to average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The first decent window isn't until Thursday, 27th August. There's some wait though – the first few days are pretty average. Monday and Tuesday are a write-off with messy, cross-onshore winds, small lumpy swell and poor conditions. Not worth paddling out. Wednesday, 26th August does not improve – strong cross-onshore breeze and lumpy surf.

Thursday morning, 27th August is where things start to look up. We've got clean conditions with light cross-offshore breezes and a 5ft swell coming from the S, with a period of 12 seconds. The wave energy is moderate (685), and the forecast says expect very good surf conditions. This carries through to the afternoon, too. Onrus is a reef break and can be inconsistent, so keep that in mind, but with clean lines and that SSW optimum direction, it’s a solid option.

Friday, 28th August turns poor again – light cross-onshore winds and smaller swell.

Saturday, 29th August returns to clean conditions. Saturday morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and 3ft swell from the WSW, 13-second period, and clean conditions. Saturday afternoon bumps up to 6ft from the W with a moderate cross-offshore breeze – still clean and looking good.

Sunday, 30th August sees a big jump in size, but the morning swell hits 10ft from the WSW, and while the wind and tide are favorable, that is too big for this break, especially for intermediates. Experts might look at it, but it’s marginal.

Now, here's the standout. Monday, 31st August – glassy conditions, no wind, with a 8ft WSW swell and a 12-second period. That’s excellent surf for experienced surfers. The wave energy is strong (1597). The optimum direction matches up nicely, and with glass, it’s going to be clean as a whistle. This is the pick of the period.

Tuesday, 1st September continues the quality. Glassy again in the morning with a 7ft SW swell, 11-second period. Then the afternoon turns on with clean, cross-offshore breeze and a 7ft SW swell, 14-second period. Excellent conditions for experienced surfers again.

Then we hit a massive pulse. Wednesday, 2nd September sees huge 18ft to 20ft swell from the WSW, but it's accompanied by near gale-force winds – poor conditions for paddling. Thursday, 3rd September is even bigger, with 20ft SW swell and a 17-second period, but again, the swell is too big for this break even with clean winds. Friday, 4th September has cleaner offshore winds and 13ft to 12ft SSW swell, but again, too big for anything but the absolute experts.

From Saturday, 5th September onwards, it drops back down, but the winds turn onshore and choppy again, with poor conditions through to Tuesday, 8th September.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is Monday, 31st August with glassy, 8ft WSW swell, and Tuesday, 1st September morning with glassy 7ft SW swell. After that, it’s all too big or blown out.

Rusty.

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