Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

The start of the period is looking pretty good, but don’t get too comfortable, because a whole lot of windy, onshore slop is about to shut things down for a solid week and a half. The only real window to get wet is the first couple of days, so you’ll want to be on it.

Monday afternoon (14th) is the pick of the entire forecast. We’re looking at clean 3ft swell from the SW at Onrus, a solid reef break that handles this direction well. The wind is a moderate offshore breeze from the NW, which is going to groom the surface beautifully – think clean lines and minimal chop. The swell period is a nice, chunky 12 seconds, giving the waves some real grunt for a 3ft wave. Combined energy is moderate (444), and the water is sitting at 58°, which is a bit colder than normal for the time of year, so you’ll want the thicker steamer.

Tuesday morning (15th) will be a different story. The swell jumps up to 6ft from the WNW, but the period drops to just 6 seconds, so it’s going to be weak and disorganised. Wind is howling offshore at 25 mph – it’ll be clean, but it’ll be an absolute battle just to get out, let alone catch anything. Not really worth the fight.

Tuesday afternoon (15th) is interesting. A solid 4ft SW groundswell rolls in with a very long 16-second period. That’s the kind of energy that will wrap into Onrus nicely. But again, that strong offshore breeze (28 mph) is going to make paddling out a mission. The combined energy is very strong (1395), but it’s one for the experts only in those winds.

From Wednesday (16th) right through until the end of the month, it’s pretty grim. The wind swings onshore and stays there, day after day. We get some solid-sized swell in the middle of the window – 8ft on Thursday morning (17th) – but it’s all blown out with strong onshore winds. That’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. The conditions just aren’t there.

There’s a brief glimmer of hope right at the end. Tuesday morning (29th September) is glassy – absolute dead calm, 3 mph wind from the SE, and a 4ft SW groundswell with a 14-second period. The combined energy is moderate (651), and with the water still glassy, this could be the best surf of the entire second half of the forecast. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but if it holds, that’s your window.

Honestly, get out there on Monday afternoon, and maybe keep the 29th marked on the calendar. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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