Inamura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The coming weeks at Inamura Point (reef, advanced only) are a tough watch for the most part. This is a spot that needs things to line up just right, and for a long stretch here, they just don’t.

We start off Monday afternoon, July 6th, with a weak 3ft SE swell, but the wind is on it from the SSE and the conditions are poor. Not worth a second look. Tuesday the 7th has a bit more going on underneath, with a long 15-second period groundswell from the SSE, but the size is tiny at 2ft to 3ft. The morning has a clean cross-offshore breeze which is nice, but it’s just not enough push to get excited about.

Wednesday the 8th is where things start to get interesting, but it’s still not a green light. A solid 5ft to 5ft SSE groundswell rolls in with a 16-second period, and the wave energy climbs into strong territory (1094). The wind is light and cross-shore in the morning, which is a decent look, but the forecast still tags it as marginal. For an advanced crew only spot like this, the potential is there, but the wind consistency isn’t locked in. Thursday and Friday the 9th and 10th see the swell holding around 5ft to 6ft, with that long period energy (14 to 16 seconds), but the wind turns onshore and the quality drops. By Friday afternoon, it’s 6ft and clean on paper, but the onshore wind with a moderate breeze kills it.

The weekend of July 11th and 12th is the biggest swell of the entire run, hitting 7ft Saturday morning with a massive 17-second period and combined energy through the roof (2635). That is a serious, powerful groundswell – the kind that will have a lot of energy, but it’s all onshore wind. Even for experts, that’s ugly. Sunday drops back to 4ft with continued onshore wind. Not the one.

From Monday the 13th right through to Monday the 20th, it’s a real desert. The swell drops below 3ft, the period shortens, and the wind is almost always onshore or just messy. There’s a brief window on the morning of the 18th with glassy conditions and a tiny 0.7ft SSE swell, and again on the 20th with glassy conditions and 1ft, but there’s nothing to ride.

The only light at the end of the tunnel comes on Tuesday the 21st of July. A new 4ft ESE swell shows up, with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the NE. It’s still only 8 seconds of period, so it’s a short-period wind swell, but the wind is clean, and the combined energy is moderate (224). It’s not a standout in the big scheme of things, but compared to the two weeks before it, it’s the best shot for a clean, small-wave session. For all the other days, honestly, the consistent onshore wind and blown-out conditions make this look more appealing for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Inamura Point is a reef for experts only, and it rarely has the right combination – this is one of those long quiet spells.

Rusty.

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