Surf Forecasts:
Otter Rock surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SW swell with 664 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Otter Rock in the next 16 days are 0.9m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 24s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otter Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab a coffee, I’ve had a look at the charts for Otter Rock over the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a frustrating run. There’s not a single session in the whole 16 days that I’d call a proper standout. The wind is almost always a problem, and the swell doesn’t really line up for clean, pushy waves.
The only moment that gets close to being worth a look is the Wednesday morning of the 22nd of July. For a few hours, the wind goes glassy, and the sea surface will be clean. The swell is a modest 4ft from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell with moderate energy (375). That’s really the only window where the conditions are favourable for a surf. It’s a point break, exposed to the west, so it can handle some swell, but with the wind being glassy, it’ll be your best bet for a clean wave, even if it’s small. The water is much colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 53°F – that’s a 6°F anomaly, so you’ll want a thick suit.
After that, the pattern is pretty grim. The wind is almost always a cross-onshore breeze from the NW or NNW, moderate in strength, which keeps the surface chopped up and messy. In the second week, from late July into early August, we see a pulse of longer-period swell – a 16 to 22-second groundswell – but it’s coming in from the SW or WSW, which is cross-on for Otter Rock, and the wind doesn’t clean up. The wave heights stay small, around 2ft to 3ft, and the energy values are moderate (often in the 400s to 700s), but it’s all blown out. The 31st of July and 1st of August show a bit more size, with 6ft to 6ft from the NW, but that’s short-period windswell (7-8 seconds) and the wind is a moderate to fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy and messy. That’s more of a kite-surfing scenario than a paddle session.
In short, if you’re on the water, the 22nd of July morning is your only real chance at a clean, small wave. Everything else is a fight against the wind and the chop. The blank runs are long, but that’s the pattern here right now. Forecasts can change, but this one looks fairly locked in.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 354 | 333 | 284 | 233 | 201 | 196 | 131 | 167 | 130 | 260 | 238 | 262 | 351 | 384 | 336 | 368 | 314 | 664 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.38m | 5:09AM1.83m | 5:44PM2.37m | 6:22AM1.61m | 6:28PM2.33m | 7:51AM1.50m | 7:16PM2.29m | 9:25AM1.52m | 8:09PM2.26m | 10:40AM1.62m | 9:03PM2.27m | 11:33AM1.73m | 9:55PM2.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.45m | 11:06AM0.37m | 00:27AM0.41m | 11:49AM0.70m | 1:36AM0.36m | 12:40PM0.98m | 2:43AM0.27m | 1:44PM1.17m | 3:43AM0.17m | 2:56PM1.27m | 4:35AM0.06m | 4:00PM1.27m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 354 | 333 | 284 | 233 | 182 | 173 | 131 | 145 | 126 | 260 | 238 | 262 | 351 | 384 | 336 | 304 | 206 | 664 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 122 | 243 | 186 | 125 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 130 | 100 | 90 | 125 | 114 | 121 | 128 | 96 | 89 | 368 | 314 | 67 | 463 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 160 | 102 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 29 | 49 | 167 | 130 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 171 | 171 | 273 | 85 | 85 | 26 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 173 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 1 | 235 | 113 | 1 | 290 | 272 | 1 | 240 | 272 | 1 | 240 | 240 | 20 | 240 | 527 | 1 | 240 | 399 | 1 |
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