Nomozaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a good look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Over the next 16 days, we’re looking at a real mixed bag. The first week or so has some windows of clean, fun-sized surf, but we’ve got a long stretch of flat and windy junk at the end. The standout is without a doubt the Friday morning session.

We start off with a bit of a slow burn. Tuesday the 25th morning at Nomozaki is glassy with a 3ft south-west swell, but it’s a short period, so the energy is weak (139). It’s surfable but nothing to get excited about. Wednesday the 26th morning is clean with offshore winds, but the swell drops to 1.0ft and the period is a very long 16 seconds, which can make it tricky here. The combined energy is very low (77). It’s a waiting game.

Thursday the 27th morning is where things start to build. We’ve got a 5ft south-south-west swell at 11 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean. The energy jumps up to a moderate 471. It’s a solid option, but it’s not the best of the run.

The standout is Friday the 28th morning. It’s glassy, it’s clean, and we’ve got a 6ft south-south-west swell with a 12-second period. The combined energy is strong at 802, meaning there’s some real push behind these waves. This is the session to circle on the calendar. Get in early.

After that, it tapers off. Saturday the 29th morning has a 4ft swell but the wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s a bit messy. Sunday the 30th is clean and cross-offshore but the swell is back down to 3ft with weak energy (130). The rest of the week into early September is a slow grind of small, weak surf.

Then we hit a rough patch. September 2nd and 3rd see a big jump in swell size—8ft and even 16ft on the 3rd—but the wind is howling with strong to gale-force cross-shore winds, making it completely blown out and dangerous. At 16ft, this is for experts only, and even then, the wind is a nightmare. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Following that, from the 4th of September right through to the 9th, it’s essentially flat. Swell heights drop to 0.3ft and 0.7ft. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

So, bottom line: get out there on Friday the 28th morning for the best of the bunch. The rest is a mix of small, clean, or big and ugly.

Rusty.

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