Ikumi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s check out Ikumi Beach.

We’re looking at a pretty slow start. Wednesday the 29th of July offers tiny 0.5 ft waves with just 86 units of combined energy. The water’s a touch warmer than usual at 83°. It’s glassy in the morning, which is nice, but the swell is coming from the SE instead of the ideal ESE direction. It’s surfable but nothing special.

Thursday and Friday see the swell drop even more to around 1.0–1 ft, with energy readings falling into the 30s and 50s. Winds stay light, even glassy at times, but there’s no real push. Saturday morning the 1st of August is flat with only 31 units of energy. This break is inconsistent by nature, so this flat spell isn’t unusual.

Sunday the 2nd shows a small bump – 2 ft in the morning, climbing to 3 ft by the afternoon, with energy jumping to 162 and then 343. The period stretches to 15 seconds, so some long-period groundswell is starting to roll in. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s only marginal. Still, at least there’s a pulse.

Monday the 3rd brings a proper jump. The swell hits 6 ft in the morning, then 7 ft by the afternoon, coming from the ESE with a cracking 17–18 second period. Energy readings are in the thousands – 1626 and 2695. The wind is light and onshore, and while it’s listed as marginal, the direction finally matches the optimum. This is the first real glimmer of something good, but the size gets big – over 8 ft by Tuesday the 4th, so that’s expert-only water. Tuesday morning has 10 ft and 5242 units of energy, and by the afternoon it’s 12 ft with 7051 units. Winds are light and onshore, but Ikumi Beach is simply too small to handle that size.

Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th see the swell absolutely roaring – 21 ft to 26 ft with energy readings climbing to 32,430 and even 50,920 on Thursday afternoon. That’s massive energy. But the wind is fresh and cross-onshore, and the swell is way too big for this beach. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Friday the 7th still has 18 ft in the morning, but by the afternoon it drops to 10 ft from the SSW, with onshore wind and heavy rain – poor conditions.

From Saturday the 8th through to the end, the swell gradually fades back down to 2 ft–6 ft. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and conditions are poor to marginal. On Wednesday the 12th of August there’s a short-period 6 ft ESE pulse, but with 8 seconds and cross-onshore breezes, it’s choppy and not worth chasing.

The standout? Honestly, there’s no true standout for a regular surfer here. The best of a quiet run might be Monday the 3rd of August – a 7 ft ESE swell at 18 seconds with light onshore winds. It’s got energy and shape potential, but it’s just on the edge of being too big for Ikumi Beach. For an experienced surfer who knows the bank, that afternoon might offer a few bombs. But it’s not a clear call. For most, this is a week and a half of waiting and watching.

Rusty.

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