Onrus Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming our way. The first few days are a proper tease, with some solid swell but tricky conditions for the most part. The real standout window shapes up from Saturday the 8th through Monday the 10th, with another brief, promising pulse right around the middle of the second week.

Onrus is the only break on the radar, and it’s a reef setup that takes a solid SW swell. The water is sitting at 60°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the 5/4 just yet.

The action kicks off on Wednesday morning, the 5th. It’s a chilly 7ft SW groundswell with a long 16-second period, and we’ve got a moderate NW offshore breeze keeping things clean. The swell energy is sitting at 2015, a solid, powerful push. This is a wave for the confident intermediate or above, because it’s got some grunt and the long period means it’ll stand up nicely on the reef. The afternoon sees the wind freshen up to 22 mph from the NW, still offshore, but it’ll get a bit bumped up. The swell ticks up to 7ft, but the energy jumps to 2170.

Thursday, the 6th, is a write-off. The swell jumps to 10ft, which is just too much for this break, and we’ve got an onshore wind from the ESE to deal with. Friday, the 7th, stays too big at 10ft, and the wind swings around to a cross-on, making it a messy, choppy affair.

Now, Saturday the 8th is where it gets interesting. The swell drops back to a much more manageable 8ft in the morning, still a solid SW pulse. The real magic is the wind: a light 6 mph WSW cross-off, giving us clean, lined-up walls. The combined energy is still a meaty 2005. This is your best bet for the early part of the week. The afternoon sees the swell climb back to 10ft with a 14-second period, and while the wind stays cross-off, it’s a bit bigger, so the morning session is the pick.

Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th are a complete loss. The wind howls from the SE at 25 mph, turning the ocean into a frothy mess. The swell is still there, but forget about a clean ride. This pattern of strong onshore winds continues through to the 13th, with the swell dropping to 4ft to 6ft, but the wind is persistent from the E and SE, keeping it lumpy and choppy.

We get a reprieve on Saturday the 15th. The swell is small, only 4ft from the WSW, but the wind is absolute perfection: glassy. A slight air from the north in the morning, then a touch of glassy ENE in the afternoon. The energy is low at 526, so it’s a small-wave board day, but the conditions will be as clean as a whistle. This is a standout for the pure fun of it.

Sunday the 16th stays clean with a light cross-off wind, but the swell is dropping to 3ft, so it’s getting small. Then on Monday the 17th, we get a fresh pulse. A 5ft WSW swell, the wind is a moderate 16 mph offshore from the NW, and the energy is back up to 572. The period is a shorter 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit more fun, punchy wave. The afternoon gets a bit windy, but the morning is a clear winner.

After that, things go sideways again. From Tuesday the 18th onwards, the swell gets massive again, pushing 10ft to 16ft, with onshore and cross-on winds. That’s just too big for Onrus, and it’ll be a washing machine out there. The end of the forecast window on the 20th is a monster 16ft SW swell with 19 mph cross-on winds – that’s a full-on warning, not a surf forecast.

So, to wrap it up: your top picks are the Saturday morning session on the 8th for a solid, clean swell, and the glassy, small-wave fun on the 15th. The Monday morning of the 17th is also worth a look for a punchy little session. The second week has some promise, but it’s a bit further out, so keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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