Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Onrus (reef). The water’s sitting at 58°F, which is about a degree colder than normal for this time of year – so you’ll want a decent wetsuit.

The surf’s pretty quiet to start, but we’ve got a solid run of waves building from Friday the 14th, even though the early sessions are a bit marginal. Friday morning offers a 5ft WSW swell at a long 15 seconds, but the wind is a moderate WNW breeze at 16 mph, so it’s clean but not perfect. The combined energy is high (1005). Friday afternoon is similar, still clean but nothing special.

Saturday the 15th picks up a touch. The morning is a mixed bag with a 5ft WSW swell, 14-second period, and a light cross-shore wind that leaves a few ripples. The afternoon, though, is glassy with a light SSW breeze at 3 mph, and that 5ft swell cleans right up – it’s a nice little window for a session.

Now, Sunday the 16th morning is where we start seeing the standout. The swell bumps to 6ft from the WSW, 13-second period, with a clean offshore WNW wind at 9 mph. The combined energy is strong (1120), and conditions are excellent for experienced surfers. The swell is still solid and the wave shape should be good on this reef. The afternoon goes cross-off, so still rideable but not as clean.

Monday the 17th morning is a cracker. Swell hits 8ft from the WSW, 13 seconds, with a light cross-off W wind at 6 mph. The energy is very strong (2084) and it’s excellent for experienced surfers. This is the pick of the early week – proper size and clean.

Tuesday the 18th sees the swell drop a little but the wind turns onshore and choppy, so it’s a day to sit out. Wednesday the 19th morning bounces back with glassy conditions – a 7ft SW swell, 12-second period, light SSW wind at 3 mph, and excellent quality for experienced surfers. The energy is still strong (1381).

Thursday the 20th morning is glassy again with a 6ft SW swell, 11-second period, light ESE wind, and very good conditions. After that, the wind gets messy and the swell drops, so we’ve got a few days of marginal surf through Friday the 21st and into the weekend.

Now, here’s the big one. Saturday the 22nd morning sees a massive 10ft SW swell, 14-second period, with a strong offshore NW wind at 16 mph. The combined energy is huge (3305), but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break – only for experts and even then, it’s pushing limits. The same goes for Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th – massive swell, but too big for most.

After that, the swell backs off through the 25th and 26th, but Wednesday the 26th afternoon is glassy again with a 8ft SW swell, 15-second period, and excellent conditions for experienced surfers. The energy is very strong (2493). Thursday the 27th is also glassy in the morning with a 8ft SW swell, 13-second period, and excellent conditions.

The tail end of the outlook gets wild again – Friday the 28th afternoon has a 10ft SW swell with an onshore wind, and Saturday the 29th sees 13ft and 12ft SW swells with strong cross-onshore winds, making for poor, lumpy conditions. That’s way too big and messy.

So, the best surf on offer is Sunday the 16th morning, Monday the 17th morning, and Wednesday the 19th morning – those are your standout sessions with clean conditions and solid swell. After that, the 22nd and 23rd are huge but only for the brave.

Rusty.

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