Hanamizu River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the next week or so is looking pretty flat and disappointing. We’ve got a big gap of small, weak energy with hardly any quality on offer. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until the start of next week, but there’s a real standout hiding in the second week that’s worth waiting for.

The standout is Monday, September 7th, morning. That’s the one to circle on your calendar. Hanamizu River will be seeing a solid 6 ft swell from the south, with a long period of 14 seconds, giving it real groundswell grunt. The combined energy is strong at 1369, and with a light NNE cross-offshore breeze, it’s going to be clean. The water temp is 82°F, which is about normal for this time of year. This is expert territory – anything over 5 ft is already pushing it for beginners, and at 6 ft, it’s a proper session for experienced surfers only. The long period means more power and longer lulls between sets, which helps paddling, but at a river mouth, that long period can make things a little straight. Still, it’s the best on offer.

Leading up to that, we’ve got days of nothing. Wednesday the 26th through to the end of the month is mostly small, weak, and messy. The best you’ll get is a brief glassy window on Friday the 28th afternoon with a tiny 2 ft south swell, but that’s barely surfable. The combined energy is weak at 110, so it’s more of a float than a ride.

The first week of September starts slow too. Tuesday the 1st has a 1 ft glassy morning, but the energy is minimal at 80. Then Wednesday the 2nd brings a bump in size – 5 ft on the morning, 6 ft in the afternoon, with a very long period of 16 seconds and strong energy (1267 and 1332). But the SSW cross-onshore winds will chop it up, and the conditions are poor. It’s a lot of water moving with nowhere to go clean. For kite surfers, that’s probably more interesting than paddle surfing.

After the Monday standout, Tuesday the 8th still has good leftovers – 6 ft south swell, clean with NNE cross-offshore winds, and combined energy of 852. That’s a solid session for those who missed the Monday peak. Wednesday the 9th morning drops to 4 ft but stays glassy, which is a nice clean surf for the experienced crew.

Beyond that, things fade off again. The second week outlook is mostly small and weak, with no other standouts.

So, hold out for that Monday, September 7th dawn patrol. It’s the real deal.

Rusty.

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