Hanamizu River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here to break it down for Hanamizu River over the next 16 days. It’s a slow start, but there’s a couple of windows that are gonna scratch the itch.

Right now, it’s tiny and messy. The water’s a warm 81°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no drama there.

The one that really stands out is Monday, August 24th. The morning session is a glassy dream. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the SSE, but the real story is the 18-second period – that’s a deep-water groundswell packing some punch (477 combined energy). And the wind is glass. Total calm. For a beginner-friendly spot, that’s about as clean as it gets. The long period might make it a bit fat over the sandbar, so look for the deeper lines. And yeah, it can get a few people out there sometimes.

The afternoon of the 24th bumps up to 3ft with even more energy (890), but the wind shifts cross-onshore, so the morning is your window.

Tuesday the 25th has a bit more size, around 5ft from the SSE, but the cross-onshore wind chops it up. The energy is there, but the quality isn’t.

Then we hit a long flat spell. From the 26th of August through the end of the month, it’s small, weak, and poorly winded. A few days, like the 27th morning, have a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. Not worth it.

We get a pulse on Tuesday, September 1st. The afternoon shows a clean 4ft S swell with a 13-second period and a cross-offshore breeze (506 combined energy). That’s a solid second-week option. The morning of the 1st is a bit onshore, but it cleans up nicely later.

The 2nd and 3rd of September keep the 4ft to 4ft size going, but the winds are stronger and more cross-shore, so it’s only marginal. The energy is building, though (up to 814 combined energy on the 3rd afternoon).

Then a big one hits on September 5th. A solid 7ft SSW swell, but with a short 13-second period and a nasty 22 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s a lumpy, blown-out mess. The energy is massive (2792), but it’s not for paddling. With that much wind and size on a beach break, this is way more of a kite-surfing day than a surf day.

It settles back down after that. The 7th of September finishes with a tiny, glassy 3ft day, but the energy is low (220). A pretty way to end, but not much to ride.

So, bottom line: lock in the morning of Monday, August 24th for that rare glassy groundswell. The afternoon of Tuesday, September 1st is your best long-range bet. The rest is a whole lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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