Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Onrus. The next sixteen days are a proper rollercoaster. The first week is mostly a write-off with the wind, then we get a bit of clean, small stuff, and then it’s all about the serious, oversized groundswell. It’s a waiting game.

The first call is on the 28th of July, Tuesday afternoon. It’s not good. We’ve got a 8ft swell from the southwest, but the wind is screaming out of the east at 25 mph, cross-on. The water temp is 60°, which is average for the season. The combined energy is huge, but it’s all just a choppy mess.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are the same story. The swell drops a bit, but the wind is still cross-on. It’s just a groan.

Friday the 31st of July morning is a little better. The swell is down to 4ft from the southwest, and the wind goes light out of the east-northeast, just a light cross-shore. The energy is weak. It’s marginal, but you might find a few.

Saturday the 1st of August morning is similar. A 4ft south-west swell with a light north-east breeze. Still marginal.

Now, the first real standout is Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning is looking glassy. The wind swings to the west-northwest at just 3 mph, and the report says “glassy.” The swell is a small 4ft from the southwest, but with a 13-second period, it has some push. The energy is weak, but for a Sunday morning with clean conditions, it’s the best we’ve seen. The afternoon goes cross-offshore with a light westerly, staying clean. This is the pick of the first week.

Monday the 3rd of August is interesting. The morning has a long-period 3ft swell from the west-southwest with a 16-second period. The energy is moderate. The wind is light and onshore from the southeast. This is a groundswell, so it might break a bit straight, but Onrus is a reef, so it should handle it. It’s a marginal call.

Then the big stuff hits. Wednesday the 5th of August is massive. The morning has a 10ft SW swell with a 14-second period, and the wind is a moderate offshore from the west-northwest. The energy is huge. The afternoon goes even bigger, with a 13ft swell from the west-southwest and a fresh offshore wind. The energy is massive. This is too big for this break. It’s a clean, powerful beast for experts only.

The next real standout is further out. Wednesday the 12th of August morning. The swell has dropped to a clean 5ft from the south with an 11-second period, and the wind is glassy out of the south-southeast. The energy is moderate. The report says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. That’s a rare call. The afternoon sees a 4ft swell from the SW with a very long 17-second period, but it’s a bit cross-on. That morning session is the second true standout.

The gap between the 2nd of August and the 12th of August is filled with either too much wind or too much swell. It’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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