Nam O Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down. We’re talking about Nam O Point.

The water temp is about 86°F, which is normal for the season.

The first real surf we see is on Thursday, September 10th, but it’s weak. A tiny 2-foot swell from the east-northeast with a short, weak 5-second period. The combined energy is a measly 18, and it’s cross-on with a risk of thunder. The waves are poor and messy. Not worth it.

On Friday the 11th, the swell jumps to about 6 feet from the northeast, with a period of 7 seconds. The energy gets into the moderate zone (552 to 652), but the wind is still cross-on, and conditions are marginal to poor. It’s choppy and raw.

Saturday the 12th has a similar 7-foot swell from the east-northeast, with a 9-second period. The energy is solidly moderate (742). The morning is a write-off with strong cross-winds and heavy rain. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-off wind from the north-northwest, but it’s still only a marginal call.

Sunday the 13th is the first real tease. The swell builds to about 8 feet from the north with an 8-second period. The combined energy hits 1106, which is strong. The wind is cross-shore, but the afternoon is described as having a gentle chop. It’s still marginal, but that’s a lot of water. For a beginner, that 8-foot swell is getting too big.

Monday the 14th is where it’s at. The morning has a 6-foot swell from the north, a 9-second period, and a clean cross-off wind from the south. The energy is moderate at 580. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the best call in the first week. The afternoon is a bit more cross-shore, but the morning window on Monday is the cleanest we’ve seen.

After that, the surf drops off hard. Tuesday the 15th has a glassy morning with a tiny 3-foot swell from the east-southeast, and the energy plummets to 150. It’s surfable but ordinary. From Tuesday afternoon right through to Friday the 18th, the swell is tiny, the period is short, and the energy is weak. It’s a real flat spell.

There’s a bit of a pulse on Saturday the 19th with a 4 to 4-foot northeast swell, but the energy is still low (101 to 148) and the conditions are just “surfable.”

Now, the real standout is a long way off. On Sunday, September 20th, just over a week away, the forecast shows a 2-foot swell from the east-northeast with a very long period of 20 seconds. The energy is moderate at 268, and it’s glassy in the morning. Long period swell like that (over 15 seconds) is classic groundswell, and it’s going to hold up well at a point or reef. Nam O is a beach/jetty setup, so that long period might make it break a bit straight, but the glassy conditions and the clean air are a major positive. The morning is the only window there, as the afternoon turns onshore.

Then Monday the 21st picks up a bit of size at 4 feet from the east-northeast with a 17 to 18-second period, and the energy jumps to 752. The wind is light cross-on, so it’s a bit compromised, but there’s real energy in the water.

Tuesday the 22nd offers another gem: a 3-foot east-northeast swell, 15-second period, glassy. The energy is moderate at 352. Conditions are described as “expect good surf conditions.” That’s a solid, clean small-wave option.

The rest of the window fades out into tiny, weak surf with very little energy.

So, looking at the whole period, the one true standout is Monday morning, September 14th. It’s got the best combo of size, period, and clean wind. For the long-range, the glassy morning on Sunday the 20th is promising, but less certain. The Tuesday the 22nd glassy session is also a nice little window.

The best on offer: Monday the 14th morning at Nam O Point. 6 feet from the north, clean cross-off wind, moderate energy. That’s the one to circle.

Rusty

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