Otter Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Otter Rock. Looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta be straight with you: it's a flat spell with some hope at the very end. There’s no proper surf stand-out for the next two weeks. The first real kick comes right at the tail of the forecast.

We start with nothing to write home about. For these first weeks, swell is tiny and the wind is mostly cross or cross-on. A little window on the morning of the 7th (Monday) shows some hope with a glassy surface and a 2ft swell from the SW at 14 seconds. It’s small, but that period is solid and the glassy wind is a huge plus for clean conditions. That’s about the best we’ll see for a while. After that, it’s a long dry spell of marginal, small, and choppy surf well into the second week.

Around the 11th and 12th, the swell bumps up a bit – we’re talking 5 to 6ft from the NW, but the period drops to a weak 8-9 seconds and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. The energy picks up to moderate strength (around 830 for the combined energy on the 12th), but the quality is shot. For a beach and reef setup like Otter Rock, with that short period and cross-off wind, it’s honestly looking more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle folk. That stretch is a no-go.

Then we get a gap with practically nothing until the very end. The first real standout pops up on Saturday the 19th (September). The morning is a gem: clean and glassy with a tidy 4ft swell coming from the WNW at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (379). It’s not huge, but that glassy wind makes it look perfect for a longboard or a funboard session. Crowds are likely here, so get there early.

But the real beast, and the one to circle on your calendar, is Monday the 21st (September). That morning we see a solid 8ft swell from the W with a 10-second period. The combined energy shoots up to a very strong 1539. That’s a big, powerful swell. At 8ft, this is for experienced surfers only; beginners need to sit this one out. The wind is light cross-shore, which could keep it reasonably clean. This is definitely the most powerful swell of the whole outlook, but remember it's a week and a half away so treat it as promising, not a certainty.

Rusty.

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