Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Onrus over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, there’s a bit of a wait. The first real surf we can talk about shows up Sunday afternoon, the 26th of July. Onrus is seeing a 6ft swell from the SW, period of 12 seconds, with a light cross breeze. The combined energy is moderate at 1168 – it’s not a stand-out, but it’s rideable. The water is sitting at 60°, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

The next few days are pretty grim. Monday through to Wednesday morning of the 29th, the wind is a mess – onshore or cross-onshore, with speeds ramping up to 22 mph. The swell is all over the place, but it’s blown out and lumpy. You can forget about those sessions.

Then, Wednesday afternoon the 29th, things get interesting. The wind drops to glassy – 3 mph from the WSW – and we’ve got a 5ft SW swell with a 13-second period. The energy is 919, so it’s moderate, but that glassy wind means clean, peeling waves. This is a bright spot, but it’s not the best of the run.

We’ve got another gap of poor conditions through Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning the 1st of August. The wind is either cross-on or onshore, and the swell drops off to 3ft to 4ft, not enough to get excited about.

Now, here’s where it gets good. The standout window is Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. Onrus is going to fire. We’re looking at a 8ft SW swell, period of 17 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. The energy is strong at 3453. The wind is glassy from the north, 3 mph. That’s clean, powerful, and lined up. This is a reef break, and that long period will suit it perfectly. It’s going to be a bit heavy for beginners, but for intermediates and above, it’s the best on offer. The crowd situation is “sometimes,” so you might have company, but it’s not a circus.

Sunday afternoon the 2nd holds up with an 8ft SW swell, 16-second period, and a clean cross-off breeze. Energy is still strong at 3116. Monday morning the 3rd is also excellent – 6ft SW, 14 seconds, and a clean offshore wind from the NW at 12 mph. Energy is 1423. That’s a solid session.

We then get a few more clean days, but the swell starts to drop. Tuesday the 4th has a 7ft WSW swell with a 12-second period and offshore wind – good, but not the peak. The energy is 1923.

Then, from the 5th of August onward, the swell gets huge. We’re talking 16ft waves with extreme energy values like 12156. This is too big for Onrus, even for experts. The wind and tide might be favorable, but the size is just plain dangerous. The same goes for the next several days. It’s a washout until the 10th of August, when we see another 12ft swell, but again, that’s too big for this spot.

So, to wrap it up: the best surf is unquestionably Sunday the 2nd of August, with Sunday afternoon and Monday the 3rd as excellent backups. Everything else is either blown out, too small, or way too big. The water is normal temp, the reef will handle the long period, and the wind will be clean. Get out there.

Rusty.

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