Nahum Sokolow (Nahariya) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Nahum Sokolow in Nahariya over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough run. The whole 16-day window is looking flat and weak. We’re talking tiny waves and mostly poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up. The first hint of anything that could even be called surfable shows up on Wednesday morning, September 9th – but it’s nothing to write home about.

Let’s break it down.

The water is sitting at about 85° – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice for a long paddle, but there’s not much else to get excited about.

On Wednesday the 9th, early morning might be your best bet. The swell is a pathetic 2ft from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (62). It’s glassy though – wind is near zero from the NW – so it’ll be clean. The report calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and I’d agree. For a beginner, it might be worth a paddle, but don’t expect much.

After that, it’s back to tiny, onshore slop. There are a few glassy mornings scattered through the period, like Thursday the 10th, Friday the 11th, Saturday the 12th, and even a few later mornings, but the swell is consistently under 2ft and the period is short – 6 or 7 seconds. The energy readings are all in the teens or twenties (like 19, 22, 24) – that’s weak, weak, weak. These are not waves you’d drive for.

There’s a stretch from September 10th all the way through to the 17th where the surf just doesn’t improve. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell barely tickles the beach. On the 15th and 16th, the swell drops to 1ft with a period of just 5 seconds – energy down to single digits (6, 9). That’s barely a ripple.

Towards the very end, on Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th, we see a slight bump back up to 2ft from the WNW, period 7 seconds, with some glassy morning conditions. Energy creeps back into the 40s (48, 47). Still, the guidance calls it “poor surf conditions.” So it’s small and ordinary.

The break itself is a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent but exposed to the west, which is the direction the swell is coming from. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so if you do go on that Wednesday morning, expect some company if anyone else is desperate.

Look, there’s no standout session in this outlook. If you’re a beginner and just want to bob around on a clean, tiny day, the morning of September 9th or the 18th might scratch the itch. But for anyone else, I’d leave the board at home. It’s a long flat spell – the kind that reminds you why you have a wetsuit and a good book.

Stay patient, the forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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