Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the lowdown on Onrus for the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming. The water’s at 59°, which is about normal for this time of year. Tuesday morning is where we start, and it’s looking like a ripper. A clean 7ft SW groundswell is rolling in with a 12-second period, and the wind is glassy out of the NNW. The combined energy is strong at 1188. This is excellent, punchy stuff, but at 7ft, it’s really only for the experienced crew. Onrus is an inconsistent reef break, so when it’s on, you get after it. Crowds can show up here sometimes, but early in the week might keep it mellow. This is the peak of the run.

Tuesday afternoon stays good, with the swell holding at 7ft from the SW, period bumping to 13 seconds, and clean cross-off winds. Energy is up to 1499. Excellent conditions for those who can handle it.

Wednesday morning keeps the quality high – 7ft SW, 12-second period, clean cross-off winds, and the energy is pumping at 2082. Still feeling it.

Now, things turn nasty from Wednesday afternoon. The wind swings onshore and strengthens, rain moves in, and while the swell hangs around 8ft to 8ft from the SW and SSW, the quality falls right off. Expect poor, choppy conditions through Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It’s gonna be a messy stretch of onshore slop. Sunday and Monday see the swell drop to 3ft to 5ft, but it’s still messy with cross-onshore winds.

We get a little break Monday afternoon – a clean 3ft S swell with a 9-second period and light cross-off winds. Wave energy is weak at 235. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Tuesday of the second week is even smaller, with a tiny 2ft W swell, though it’s clean with offshore winds.

The real standout, and the one that’s got me amped for the future, is the second half of that second week. We get a huge pulse of SW groundswell arriving on Thursday the 16th. Thursday morning brings 8ft at 12 seconds with clean cross-off winds and strong energy at 1626 – excellent for experts. But Thursday afternoon is looking like a beast – 10ft SW, 14-second period, light winds, and a thumping energy of 3341. This is way too big for most; this is expert-only, big-wave territory. Friday the 17th is even bigger, holding 10ft to 10ft SW with 13-second periods and glassy conditions. The energy spikes to a massive 4263 on Friday afternoon. This is a proper groundswell with a very long period, so it’s going to be powerful and lined up. A reef like Onrus should handle it beautifully, but you better know what you’re doing.

After that, it backs off a little. Saturday the 18th is still big at 8ft SSW with offshore winds in the morning, and Sunday the 19th is a similar size but with a shorter period and cross-shore winds, so the quality drops. By Monday the 20th, we’re back to smaller, cleaner 3ft waves.

So, in a nutshell: the best guaranteed surf on offer is this Tuesday and Wednesday morning – clean, solid, and powerful. The truly massive swell on July 16th and 17th is the big one to watch, but it’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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