Otter Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Otter Rock over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – it's a bit of a flat, choppy mess for the next little while, so don't get your hopes up too early.

We've got a 16-day window starting now, but honestly, the first week and a half is pretty slim pickings. The water's sitting at a frigid 51°, which is a whopping 8° colder than it should be for this time of year. That's seriously unusual, so you'll be needing the thickest suit you've got if you're even thinking about paddling out.

From Tuesday the 11th right through to the 21st of August, it's all cross-onshore winds and small, weak energy. We're looking at swell heights mostly between 1ft and 3ft with a combined energy that fluctuates from a weak 90 up to a moderate 432, but it's all pretty poor. The period is all over the place, but mostly too short or just wrong, and the wind just ruins any chance of a decent line. It's a kite-foiling kind of setup out there, not really a paddle-surfing one.

Things start to look slightly less grim around the 23rd of August. On the morning of Sunday the 23rd, we get a brief moment of almost glassy conditions with a light SW wind at 3 mph. The swell is still only 2ft from the west with a 9-second period, but the combined energy is a moderate 198. The report calls it "surfable but very ordinary," and honestly, that's about the best we've got in this stretch. It's a marginal call for a surf, but with no wind, you might find a crumbly little wave.

Then, on Tuesday the 26th of August, things get a bit more interesting for the experts. The afternoon shows a solid 6ft swell from the NNW, but the period is a short 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 744. The problem is, it's coming in with a 9 mph cross-onshore wind, making it a choppy beast. That kind of power with short period and onshore wind is going to be a messy, closed-out wall for most. Only for the experienced crew who don't mind a battle.

All in all, the standout window is that Sunday morning the 23rd for a quick, clean but small session. The bigger energy on the 26th is there, but it's a challenge, not a classic. The rest is a write-off until the very end of the forecast period.

Stay patient, keep the wetsuit dry for now.
Rusty.

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