Otter Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s look at Otter Rock for the next couple of weeks.

Truth is, mate, it’s a rough patch. The whole 16-day window is basically a bust for any decent surf. The wind is stuck cross-on or cross from the NNW, which trashes the waves here. The water temp is 54°, a solid 4° colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be in a thick wetsuit and a grim mood.

There’s a tiny ray of light on the morning of Wednesday, July 8th. The wind turns light onshore from the WNW, and we get a long-period 0.7m groundswell from the SW with a 18-second period. The combined energy is moderate (574). The light wind could make it glassy, but the swell is tiny and the direction isn’t right for the ideal W swell. The surf is rated as marginal, so it’s a long shot, but it’s the best you’ll see.

The only other half-decent moments are the morning of Sunday, July 12th and the morning of Wednesday, July 15th. The 12th has a 1.4m NW swell with a 9-second period and light cross-on wind (469 energy). The 15th has a very long-period 0.6m swell from WNW at 21 seconds (757 energy) with light onshore wind, but again, it’s tiny and marginal. Still not good.

The biggest swell comes around the 5th and 6th of July, with 1.8m to 1.9m NW swell, but the wind is strong cross-on and cross, making it choppy and messy. The energy is moderate to strong (539 to 932), but with that wind, it’s not worth paddling out. The rest of the period is weak, short-period junk or long-period tiny swells, all with bad wind.

Don’t expect much in the second week. Same story: cross-on wind, small swell, poor quality. Otter Rock is a point break that’s fairly consistent, but this run is a real downer. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the persistent cross and cross-on wind.

Rusty.

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