Ikumi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the upcoming swell window for our patch.

First up, we've got a quiet start with some tiny, weak waves. The water is sitting at 83.1°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year – a nice little bonus if you're just going for a splash. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st are mostly a write-off with tiny, gutless surf and poor conditions. Saturday the 1st of August is much the same, glassy but with hardly any energy to push a wave. It’s a bit of a flat spell to kick things off.

Now, things start to get interesting late on Sunday the 2nd. We see a pulse of swell arriving from the ESE, building through the day. Sunday morning looks promising with clean, glassy conditions and waist-high waves, the energy is moderate (287) but that long period of 14 seconds means proper ground swell. By Sunday afternoon that swell jumps up to a clean 3.3ft with a very long 16-second period, but it turns onshore, so the quality might get a bit iffy. Monday the 3rd sees the swell really ramp up, hitting 5.6ft in the morning and 6.9ft in the afternoon with a huge 17-second period. The wave energy is now very strong (2,385), but it stays onshore and the size is getting too much for the lineup here.

The real standout, and the best waves we’ll see for a while, is Tuesday the 4th of August. Morning brings a solid 9.8ft of ESE groundswell with that super long 17-second period and glassy conditions. The energy is massive (4,498!). But honestly, this is a beast. At 9.8ft, this is expert territory only – way too big for beginners and a serious handful for anyone else. The afternoon stays big but picks up an onshore breeze.

That massive swell continues to roar through Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th with waves up to 26.2ft. The energy numbers are astronomically high (37,604 on Thursday morning), but it’s all cross-onshore and lumpy. This isn't a paddle situation; the setup here looks a lot more like a kite-surfing dream than a surfer’s paradise. It starts to ease a bit from Friday the 7th onward but stays big and messy, fully blown out by fresh winds.

After that wild week, the final few days from Sunday the 9th through to the end of the forecast see the swell drop back down to a more manageable 3.3ft to 8.2ft range. The period shortens up a bit, but we do get some clean, glassy windows. The morning of Tuesday the 11th of August is worth a mention with a clean 4.6ft S swell and glassy conditions. Also, keep an eye on the morning of Friday the 14th of August: a 4.3ft ESE swell with a nice 13-second period and glassy winds – that looks like another solid window for a session. It’s inconsistent and often crowded out here, but when it cleans up on those glassy mornings, it can be worth the paddle.

Stay safe out there.

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