Hanamizu River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Hanamizu River has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

It's a pretty quiet start, I'm not gonna lie. For the first week or so, from today right through to the end of July, there's just nothing happening. Tiny junky windswell, mostly cross-onshore, and the wave comment is "poor surf conditions" across the board. The swell energy is basically non-existent, with values like 17, 19, 28, all well under 100. You'd be wasting your time paddling out. There's a solid gap here of quiet conditions until we get toward the end of the month.

Now, things do start to change around the 27th of July. On Monday the 27th, the energy finally starts to build with a combined energy of 880, and we see a 4ft SSE swell at a solid 16-second period – that's proper groundswell. However, winds are light cross-onshore in the morning, so it's only marginal. It's a tease of what's coming, but not the best.

The standout period is the end of July. Wednesday the 29th is the one that really has my attention. The swell is a hefty 12ft from the S with a 16-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 5559. That's serious power. The finder notes the wind and tide are favorable, but it also says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. For Hanamizu River, a sandbar break, that's a major caveat. This is only for the experts, and even then, it might be too much for the setup. A long-period groundswell like this, over 15 seconds, can make a beach break close out and break too straight.

Then, on Thursday the 30th of July, we have a morning that looks absolutely glassy with a 10ft S swell. The energy is still massive at 3996, and the wind is glass. The finder calls it "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers." That is the session to target if you are a capable surfer. It is a big, powerful swell, over 8ft, so it's strictly for the experts, but that glassy wind and big groundswell is a rare combination.

Crowds at Hanamizu River are marked as "sometimes", so you can expect a few others out for these rare, epic conditions, especially on the Thursday morning. The water temperature is around 77°F and the anomaly is -0.7°F, so pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

After that big pulse, the first of August looks messy and windy with strong SSE winds, so it falls apart pretty quickly. A short window, but a powerful one.

Stay safe out there.
Rusty.

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