Surf Forecasts:
Otter Rock surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period, SW swell with 708 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 24s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s is also forecast. 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 1.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 24s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 24s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otter Rock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight up – this outlook for Otter Rock is a tough one. We’re looking at a long 16-day window, but honestly, there’s hardly a decent wave in the whole run. The water is running at 51°F right now, which is a brutal 7°F colder than normal for late July, so you’ll want a thick wetsuit if you’re even thinking about it.
The first real option doesn’t pop up until Friday morning the 24th. It’s small, with a 4ft swell from the NW at 9 seconds, so it’s a weak, short-period windswell (combined energy of 342). The wind is a light cross-onshore, which won’t help much. It’s a marginal, beginner-friendly setup at best. Friday afternoon sees an odd little bump: a 2ft swell but with a 24-second period (combined energy of 537). That's a super long period groundswell, which is a bit wild for a point break – it might throw up some weird, walled-up waves. Wind goes offshore, glassy, which is nice, but it’s tiny.
From Saturday the 25th right through to Saturday the 8th of August, it’s pretty much all poor conditions. Waves stay small, mostly under 3ft, with moderate to fresh cross and cross-onshore winds from the NNW. It gets choppy, lumpy, and just plain messy. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 2nd of August afternoon where the swell jumps to 5ft, but it’s from the NNW with a pathetic 5-second period – that’s pure paddle-killer chop. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it a lumpy mess. Honestly, that setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The only faint glimmer in this whole forecast is the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. We get a 6ft swell from the NW with a 12-second period, and the combined energy hits a strong 1125. That’s got some punch. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the NNW, which will put a chop on it. It’s still marked as marginal, and those longer period swells can be tricky at a point like Otter Rock, tending to straighten out. It’s the only thing that even looks close to interesting, but it’s a long way out and looking rough around the edges.
So the pick of a bad bunch is that Saturday 8th of August morning. The rest? Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 9 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 273 | 444 | 314 | 664 | 463 | 552 | 657 | 380 | 455 | 547 | 486 | 322 | 395 | 499 | 429 | 318 | 310 | 302 | 295 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.62m | 9:03PM2.27m | 11:33AM1.73m | 9:55PM2.32m | 12:12PM1.81m | 10:42PM2.39m | 12:44PM1.88m | 11:24PM2.45m | 1:14PM1.94m | 00:04AM2.50m | 1:43PM2.01m | 00:41AM2.51m | 2:11PM2.08m | 1:18AM2.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM1.27m | 4:35AM0.06m | 4:00PM1.27m | 5:19AM-0.05m | 4:51PM1.21m | 5:58AM-0.16m | 5:34PM1.12m | 6:33AM-0.26m | 6:13PM1.02m | 7:06AM-0.32m | 6:51PM0.91m | 7:37AM-0.35m | 7:30PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | SW 6 | NW 10 | WSW 19 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 230 | 176 | 136 | 63 | 664 | 31 | 136 | 657 | 176 | 455 | 547 | 486 | 94 | 88 | 109 | 96 | 173 | 173 | 302 | 295 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | NW 9 | SW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 88 | 444 | 314 | 73 | 463 | 552 | 147 | 380 | 114 | 95 | 88 | 322 | 395 | 499 | 429 | 318 | 310 | 11 | 76 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 273 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 186 | 37 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 23 | — | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 10 | 36 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | 211 | 42 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 330 | 20 | 240 | 240 | 155 | 240 | 240 | 20 | 240 | 240 | 1 | 240 | 240 | 1 | 169 | 883 | 1 | 335 | 1188 | 1 |
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