Nahum Sokolow (Nahariya) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. It's pretty grim out there for the next couple weeks, so let's not beat around the bush. We've got a long stretch of small, mostly messy surf ahead, and it's gonna take a while before anything worth getting excited about shows.

The only spot on the radar is Nahum Sokolow (Nahariya). Water temp is sitting at about 85°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you'll feel it. The problem is the waves just aren't there. For the next week and a half, we're looking at ankle-biters. The swell hangs around 1ft to 2ft, with periods mostly under 8 seconds – that's just windslop, not real swell. The energy is weak, with the combined energy reading between 6 and 88. Most days the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up whatever tiny bumps exist.

There's a brief moment on the morning of Sunday, August 30th, with a bit of glass and a 2ft swell at 8 seconds, but it's still barely surfable. Honestly, it's a "bring a longboard and a good attitude" kind of morning, not one for the highlight reel. The afternoon blows out again with a 20 km/h WNW wind.

The real change, if you can call it that, comes on Tuesday, September 1st. The swell finally pushes up to 3ft, and the combined energy jumps to 137 – that's our first taste of moderate energy in this whole run. It's still coming from the WNW, which is cross-onshore for this break, and the period is only 8 seconds, so it won't be anything special. But it's the biggest pulse we'll see, and with light morning winds, it might offer a few crumbly, fun-ish waves for the beginners. Don't expect barrels; expect soft, weak walls.

After that, it fades back down again. The swells drop to 2ft to 3ft through the end of the period, with energy staying moderate but unremarkable. The wind stays mostly cross-onshore, so it never really cleans up.

So, what's the call? The standout, by default, is the morning of Tuesday, September 1st. It's the biggest swell, the energy is moderate, and the wind is light. It's a quiet, small-wave day for the loggers and the beginners. Everything else is a skip. There's a whole lot of nothing until then, and not much after.

This is one of those stretches where you might be better off checking the kite gear, because with 15-20 km/h onshore winds and small, weak surf, that setup looks more interesting for kiting than for a paddle. It's not a great sign when the kites are the highlight.

Keep your head up, though. This sort of flat run doesn't last forever.

Rusty.

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