Ikumi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s run through this again, now in feet and knots.

So, Rusty here, and Ikumi Beach is on the table for the next 16 days. It’s a mixed bag, with one proper standout that’s only for the brave.

Kick-off is Tuesday morning on the 25th of August. We’ve got a solid 10ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a 14-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell with plenty of punch. The combined energy is reading a massive 4834, so you’ll feel that. The wind is light cross-onshore, not glassy, but not ruining it. Water temp is 29°, about 1° warmer than usual for late August.

Big problem: Ikumi Beach is an inconsistent beginner spot. 10ft waves are not beginner friendly – this is expert-only territory. The swell angle is SSE, and the spot prefers it from ESE, so it’s a bit off. Still, for a surfer with the skills and the nerve, this Tuesday morning is the best shot in the whole outlook.

From there, it's mostly downhill. Tuesday afternoon drops to 8ft but with stronger wind and a much lower rating. From Wednesday the 26th through the end of August, waves hover between 5ft and 2ft, with cross and cross-off breezes, and energy numbers falling fast – down into the hundreds. There are a couple of glassy mornings on the 28th and 29th, but the swell is tiny, only 4ft and then 2ft. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. And crowds are often here, so even those small clean windows get busy.

Then it’s a long dry spell. From the 31st of August through the first days of September, the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, the swell direction goes against what the break likes, and it’s all poor or marginal – days and days of nothing good. Some waves pop up around 5ft to 8ft, but the wind’s wrecking them. The energy numbers are low, sometimes under 1000. That’s a solid week plus of waiting it out.

Finally, on Tuesday morning the 8th of September, we get a small clean window: 4ft from the SE with light cross-off winds. It’s clean but tiny, with low energy at 279. Good for a beginner who wants a safe paddle without any drama, but not a standout by any measure.

So the bottom line: for experts, be on the water early Tuesday, the 25th of August. That’s the one big day. For everyone else, you’re looking at a long stretch of small, choppy, or just plain poor conditions. It’s a lean run at Ikumi.

Rusty.

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