Namotu Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next 16 days for Namotu Lefts. We’ve got plenty of swell on the way, but the wind is going to be the story, and it’s not always a good one.

Water temp is sitting at 79°, which is pretty normal for the season.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are a bust. The wind is howling out of the south and SSE, just making a mess of things. The swell is there, but the quality is garbage. Then Sunday the 13th rolls in with a big 10ft SSW swell and a long 17-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 5657 (moderate wave energy). That’s a lot of water moving, but the wind is still cross-shore and lumpy. That size is for the experts only.

Monday the 14th things start to clean up. We get a cleaner look with an ESE cross-offshore breeze in the morning. The swell drops to 8ft from the SSW with that same long 18-second period, and the energy is still strong at 3793. It’s still a big wave, but the clean surface makes it a real standout for the first week. The afternoon gets a bit more cross-shore, so the early session is the one.

Tuesday the 15th is the absolute pick of the first week. The morning has that light ESE cross-off breeze, making it clean. The swell is a solid 8ft from the SSW, with a 17-second period and energy at 3969 (strong). It’s big, it’s powerful, and it’s clean – this is proper groundswell on a reef. That’s a day for experienced surfers only. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppy, so get it done in the morning.

After that, the swell backs off. Wednesday the 16th morning is still clean and rideable for the experienced guys at 6ft, but the energy drops off into the weekend. From Thursday the 17th through the weekend of the 19th and 20th, the winds get messy again, with a lot of cross and cross-onshore conditions. The swell stays in the 4ft to 8ft range, but it’s rarely clean.

There’s another window shaping up for Monday the 23rd of September. The morning brings a light ESE cross-off breeze and a clean 7ft SSW swell with a 14-second period. The energy is at 1647 (moderate), and it’s a much more manageable size. That’s a good call for intermediate surfers looking for clean, fun waves.

The final standout is Thursday the 24th of September. The swell is smaller, only 3ft, but the wind goes completely offshore from the SSW in the afternoon with a very long 20-second period. The energy is still moderate at 984. That’s a glassy, long-period groundswell on a reef – it’ll be clean, lined up, and perfect for a longboard or a fish. The crowds are rare here, but on a day like that, it might get a few more out.

So, the best on offer: Tuesday morning the 15th of September for the big, clean, powerful stuff, and Thursday the 24th of September for the smaller, glassy, long-period perfection.

Rusty.

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