Nomozaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I'm lookin' at the surf down at Nomozaki. It's a beach and reef setup, and honestly, for the next week and a half, it's pretty grim. We're talkin' a big, fat zero on the wave quality front. The swell is tiny, and when it does show up, it's short-period junk that just can't get it together. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first glimmer of something on the radar appears on the morning of Saturday, the 1st of August. We've got a bit of a pulse. The swell is coming from the southwest at 5ft, riding a 10-second period, with a combined energy of 450 (moderate). The wind is light from the east-southeast, which is a clean cross-offshore breeze. That's a setup that could actually offer a few fun ones. The break is rarely breaks, so you gotta be on it when it happens, and it can get crowded sometimes. This is the standout of the whole run, but it's a long way off, so treat it as a promising hope, not a guarantee.

The day before, on Friday the 31st July, the swell bumps up to 6ft from the southwest, but it's messy with a cross-onshore wind and a very high combined energy of 628 (strong). That's more of a wind-slapped mess than a clean wave.

After that Saturday morning, the wind goes onshore again in the afternoon and the quality drops. Sunday the 2nd of August morning has a clean offshore wind, but the swell is only 3ft with a weak 8-second period and combined energy of 142 (moderate). It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then it's back to the doldrums for a few days. A little bump on the 5th of August morning with a 2ft, 13-second period groundswell (long period) and glassy conditions, but the energy is low (126). It's a surfer's wave, but it's mighty small. The real story is that last entry on the 6th of August Thursday morning. We see a 5ft swell from the south-southwest, with a 14-second period (very long period) and a combined energy of 834 (strong). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the north at 16 mph. That's a proper combination of size and clean wind. However, that's 16 days out, so it's a serious long-range promise. That could be the best of the lot if it holds.

So, bottom line: the first week and a half are a total write-off. The best bet is the morning of Saturday, the 1st of August, with a clean, fun-sized swell. Keep a very close eye on the 6th of August for a potential proper session, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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