Surf Forecasts:
Otter Rock surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, NW swell with 478 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s 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 Friday (Sep 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. 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 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 11AM. 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 (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otter Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wetsuit, let's see what’s in store for us at Otter Rock. The first proper chance hits Friday, September 11th in the morning. That's the one to circle – we’ve got clean chest-to-head high swell (6 ft) coming from the northwest, and the energy is solid (761). Wind is glassy, just 5 km/h from the northwest. The 9-second period gives it some decent push. This is the top session of the entire stretch. No question about it.
That afternoon the wind clocks around to a cross-on 15 km/h and it gets sloppy. Don't waste your time.
Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are basically a washout. Small, messy SW swell around 3 ft, a long 14- to 15-second period, but the wind stays in a bad spot. Choppy and bumpy.
Monday the 14th morning goes glassy again – calm wind – with a 4 ft NW swell at 8 seconds. Not a standout, but clean and rideable. Then the afternoon gets chopped up again.
From Tuesday the 15th through Wednesday the 16th, it’s just small, cross-shore junk. Nothing worth paddling out for. Thursday the 17th morning is glassy with a light ENE breeze, swell around 4 ft out of the northwest. Clean but small.
Then it gets ugly. From Friday the 18th through Wednesday the 23rd of September, the swell drops to under 3 ft, mostly long-period SW swell that’s weak and inconsistent. Winds are cross or onshore. You’re looking at nearly a week of flat or near-flat conditions.
Thursday the 24th of September shows a pulse building again, but it’s still onshore. Then Friday the 25th morning goes glassy again – 5 km/h WSW wind, a 4 ft WNW swell at 10 seconds. Clean energy (465). A good reset before the next big one.
And that next big one is Saturday, September 26th in the morning – look out. A 6 ft WNW swell, period around 9 seconds, with the wind coming out of the south-southwest at 15 km/h. That’s cross-offshore wind and it’ll groom the waves into clean, lined-up sets. Energy is strong (686). This is the other standout session of the whole run, right up there with that first Friday.
Otter Rock is a point that breaks pretty consistently, but on these clean, glassy mornings it’ll be busy. Expect a crowd.
Water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
Main takeaway: hit Friday the 11th morning hard, and mark Saturday the 26th on your calendar. The rest is mostly just waiting for the next pulse.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 478 | 393 | 331 | 309 | 293 | 245 | 238 | 161 | 268 | 196 | 164 | 110 | 141 | 174 | 274 | 227 | 299 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:26AM2.59m | 1:05PM2.55m | 1:13AM2.51m | 1:36PM2.62m | 1:59AM2.39m | 2:07PM2.64m | 2:46AM2.24m | 2:38PM2.59m | 3:34AM2.07m | 3:10PM2.50m | 4:27AM1.91m | 3:44PM2.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM-0.18m | 7:09PM0.12m | 7:22AM0.01m | 7:52PM0.02m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:34PM-0.02m | 8:30AM0.50m | 9:16PM0.02m | 9:04AM0.76m | 10:00PM0.11m | 9:39AM1.00m | 10:50PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 256 | 478 | 393 | 272 | 286 | 166 | 132 | 82 | 161 | 268 | 196 | 164 | 110 | 141 | 74 | 274 | 227 | 47 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 179 | 258 | 362 | 331 | 309 | 293 | 245 | 238 | 147 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 60 | 75 | 29 | 56 | 24 | 63 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 278 | 25 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 75 | 69 | 53 | 37 | 62 | 62 | 23 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 174 | — | — | 299 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 240 | 1 | 155 | 202 | 20 | 399 | 505 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 1 | 169 | 290 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 1 |
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