Otter Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Listen up, folks. We're looking at Otter Rock. It's a point break, breaks pretty consistently, it's wide open to the west swell, and it's a good wave for beginners. The water is absolutely freezing right now, sitting at 52°, which is a massive 7° colder than it should be for July. That's not just a little nippy; that's a full-on, bone-chilling anomaly. You're gonna need a thick hooded suit.

The next week is a bit of a grind. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the ocean is choppy and lumpy. The swell is there, but it's ugly. The first chance at something rideable is Friday morning, July 17th. We've got a 0.9m WNW groundswell with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is moderate (576), and the wind is a light breeze, but it's onshore. It's a marginal call, a bit of a gamble.

The weekend is a total loss. Saturday July 18th and Sunday July 19th are a write-off with cross-shore winds and a messy, choppy ocean. The swell is churning, but the quality is garbage. We then have a few days of so-so, marginal surf from Monday July 20th through Thursday July 23rd, with the wind staying cross or cross-onshore and the swell being a short-period, wind-affected mess.

Here's the real deal. The window to watch is Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th. On Friday afternoon, we get a 0.5m swell from the southwest with a massive 24-second period. That's an incredibly long period groundswell. The energy is moderate (678). The wind is a gentle cross-onshore, so it's not glassy, but that kind of period at a point break like Otter Rock can produce some beautifully long, peeling waves. Saturday morning, July 25th, follows up with a 0.6m WSW swell at 22 seconds and a light cross-onshore breeze. The energy is moderate (608). If you're picking a session, Friday afternoon or Saturday morning are the only ones that look special. The winds aren't perfect, but that extreme swell period makes up for it.

There's another big pulse of energy on Thursday July 30th, with a 1.2m SW swell at 16 seconds and a gentle cross-onshore breeze. The combined energy is high (1007). That's a lot of power, but the wind is a letdown. It's a backup option, a distant second to the 24th-25th window.

So, the call is simple: battle through the onshore trash for the next week, and you'll get a taste of something really good on the 24th and 25th. That's the best bet of the whole 16 days. After that, the swell fades and the wind gets messy again.

Rusty.

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