Inamura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

The long-range outlook has a bit of a slow start, but there’s a couple of solid windows on offer. The first real chance for a wave doesn’t show up until Wednesday morning, the 26th of August, and that’s the pick of the early period.

Wednesday morning, the 26th, we’ve got Inamura Point looking clean and inviting. The water’s about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there. The swell is a tidy 3ft from the SSW, with a long 12-second period, which will push in with some real shape and energy for a reef break like this. Combined swell energy is moderate (250). Winds are glassy from the SW. This is your window for clean, lined-up waves. Crowds are possible here, so don’t expect to have it all to yourself.

The wind goes onshore that afternoon, turning it to slop. The next several days through the end of August and into early September are mostly poor, with either onshore winds, tiny swell, or messy conditions. There’s a small window on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September, with a clean 3ft SSW swell and the same moderate energy (250) but with a gentle cross-off breeze. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The period is still a solid 12 seconds, so the waves will have some push.

Then things get interesting. The real standout window is shaping up for the second week. On Monday morning, the 7th of September, Inamura Point wakes up with a glassy 3ft S swell, 11-second period, and moderate energy (259). That’s a nice clean start to the week. But the true highlight is Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning shows a solid 12ft S swell, with a 12-second period and very strong energy (3172). That’s serious, powerful groundswell. The wind is a clean cross-off from the NE, so the face will be clean. This is big – over 8ft, so it’s experts only. The afternoon holds the same size and power (3049), still with clean conditions. If you’ve got the skills, this is the session to aim for. That long period swell will wrap nicely into the reef at Inamura Point.

After that, Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th drop back down, but there’s still decent, clean, cross-off conditions with smaller swell in the 5ft to 7ft range for the more experienced crew.

So, the bottom line: The first real surf is Wednesday morning, August 26th – small but clean. Then a long lull. The absolute standout, and the one to circle on the calendar, is Tuesday, September 8th – big, powerful, and clean. That’s your strike mission.

Rusty.

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