Surf Forecasts:
Otter Rock surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period, SW swell with 283 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otter Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Otter Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Otter Rock in the next 16 days are 0.7m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otter Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with your Otter Rock lowdown. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this 16-day window is a rough one. For the first ten days, you can pretty much leave the board in the car. From Saturday the 9th of August until around Monday the 18th, the surf is consistently poor. That is a long, dry spell.
Things start off on Saturday the 9th with the water a freezing 53°, which is a massive 6° colder than usual—that’s a serious chill. We’ve got a weak, short-period 4ft swell from the NNW (combined energy of 257), but with a messy 15 mph cross-shore wind, it’s all just bumpy chop. Not worth paddling out.
The rest of that first week is a write-off. We see occasional bumps to 4ft from the NW, but the wind is always messing it up—cross-on or straight cross-shore. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" the whole way, even when a tiny 1ft groundswell shows up from the SW with a long period. Too small, too messy.
Your only real chance comes on Tuesday the 18th of August. We get a proper pulse—5ft from the WNW with a long 14-second period (combined energy of 1169). That’s strong energy. And for Tuesday morning, the wind goes offshore from the WNW, which is the best direction here. That’s your standout. It’s rated "marginal," but offshore wind on a point break with a solid groundswell? That could give up some clean, long rides. That size is for experienced surfers only. Because the period is long, the sets will be spaced out, but the waves will have good shape, and this point should handle it well. It’s a long way out though, so don’t book the day off yet.
After that, it drops back to smaller, wind-affected surf for the rest of the run. That Tuesday morning window is the only one to chase. Expect company—Otter Rock often has a crowd.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | NNW 5 | SW 20 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 107 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 75 | 74 | 98 | 48 | 37 | 72 | 123 | 121 | 138 | 211 | 241 | 209 | 151 | 151 | 114 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:33PM2.57m | 10:58AM1.80m | 9:41PM2.66m | 11:47AM1.96m | 10:43PM2.76m | 12:29PM2.11m | 11:39PM2.81m | 1:07PM2.25m | 00:31AM2.80m | 1:44PM2.37m | 1:21AM2.69m | 2:20PM2.46m | 2:09AM2.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM1.17m | 4:05AM-0.34m | 3:36PM1.11m | 5:01AM-0.51m | 4:43PM0.96m | 5:51AM-0.62m | 5:40PM0.77m | 6:36AM-0.66m | 6:33PM0.58m | 7:17AM-0.60m | 7:23PM0.41m | 7:55AM-0.45m | 8:12PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 65 | 63 | 87 | 86 | 75 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 123 | 121 | 138 | 211 | 241 | 209 | 151 | 112 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 17 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 76 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 31 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 35 | 102 | 66 | 124 | 118 | 23 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 98 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 69 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 60 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 107 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 56 | 74 | 63 | 20 | 37 | 48 | 69 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 884 | 1 | 169 | 1187 | 1 | 169 | 547 | 1 | 749 | 547 | 1 | 399 | 399 | 1 | 240 | 290 | 1 | 169 | 272 | 1 |
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