Hanamizu River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into it. The next stretch is a story of two halves, so pay attention.

Right now, we’re looking at a pretty flat spell. There’s a real drought of surfable waves for the next week and a bit, starting with nothing worth paddling out for from Thursday the 10th all the way through to Saturday the 19th. It’s a long, quiet stretch for Hanamizu River, so maybe get the boards waxed and the wetsuits sorted. We’ll see a few tiny pulses, nothing over 3 feet, and mostly from the south with short, weak 6-8 second periods. The energy is just pathetic, reading 14 to 147 in the combined swell energy, which tells you it’s mostly a lake out there. A couple of those mornings, like the 15th and 16th, will be glassy, but with nothing to ride, a glassy ocean is a tease. It’s not until the afternoon of Saturday the 19th that we get the first little blip, a 1.6ft wave from the SE that finally shows up as surfable, but just barely.

Now, for the good stuff. The second week is where the ocean finally wakes up. Sunday the 20th is when things start to get interesting. We’ve got a building S/SSE groundswell, and by Monday afternoon the 21st, it’s looking like the standout session of the whole forecast. The swell is up to 8.2ft from the S with a long 17-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 4717. The wind goes glassy, making it clean despite the cross-shore influence. This is the one to circle on the calendar if you've got the experience. It's a proper groundswell, hitting that 8.2ft mark which is getting into expert territory.

Tuesday the 22nd is where it goes over the top. The swell just keeps piling in. Tuesday morning we’re looking at 13.1ft from the south with an 18-second period and a massive 10058 in the energy reading. The wind is light, but this is way too big for Hanamizu River. It’s a beast. By Wednesday the 23rd, it’s a full-on ocean storm with 24.6ft surf and a near gale cross-onshore wind. That’s not surfing, that’s survival, and honestly, the setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It will be blown out and messy.

The swell backs down through Wednesday afternoon, and by Thursday the 24th, there are still some waves in the 4.9-6.9ft range, but the quality drops and the wind turns messy onshore. The forecast ends with the ocean going quiet again on Friday the 25th. The long-range stuff looks promising, but remember, it’s a week out, so don’t hold me to it just yet. But for the one day that looks truly special, get on that Monday afternoon session.

Stay salty.

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