Inamura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window for Inamura Point, it’s a grim stretch. This is a real flat spell. We’ve got a long gap of nothing special before we even see something worth paddling out for, and even then, it’s barely a blip. The overall pattern is small, weak, and mostly blown out or just too tiny to get excited about. There’s a big pulse of energy from the south around the 8th, but the wind is straight onshore and nasty, so that one’s a write-off for surfing.

The first real chance to get wet comes on the morning of Thursday, September 4th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft south swell sneaking in with a 10-second period. The water is a warm 81°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is offshore from the north, just a light breeze, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is weak (85), so don’t expect much push. It’s surfable, but only just. That afternoon stays clean with a light offshore, but the swell drops even more. Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th get hammered by strong offshore winds up to 28 mph, which makes the tiny waves almost impossible to paddle into. The surf is basically non-existent.

The only standout, and I use that term loosely, is the morning of Tuesday, September 17th. Out of nowhere, we get a clean morning with light offshore breeze from the north-northeast. The swell is a tiny 1ft from the south-southeast, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 54. It’s described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." For this forecast, that’s the best on offer. The crowds can be an issue here at Inamura Point, so you might have company for those tiny little waves. This is a reef break that needs the right south swell, and this one is just too small and weak to really do much. The period is short, so it won’t have much shape.

The rest of the period is a total dud. We’re talking days of flatness or blown-out junk. The big south swell around the 8th to 9th pushes 8ft with a 10-second period, but it’s accompanied by strong onshore winds and stormy conditions, making it a total mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing situation than a paddle-surfing one. The whole second week is a write-off with tiny, weak swells and nothing to get excited about.

So, if you’re desperate, aim for the morning of the 17th. Otherwise, this is a long, flat run. It’s normal for the area to go quiet like this, but it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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