Nomozaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at the charts for your area. I’m looking at the 16-day window and, honestly, it’s a pretty grim start. We’ve got a long dry spell before anything worthwhile shows up.

The outlook for the next week and a half is mostly flat or tiny. We’re talking waves that are barely a ripple for days on end. From Saturday the 25th of July right through to the end of the month, the swell is puny, mostly 0.7ft to 1ft, and the period is short. It’s just not worth paddling out for. The winds are a mix of cross and cross-off, but even with some glassy mornings, there’s no energy to work with. The combined energy is stuck in the single digits or low 20s (6 to 27), which is basically nothing. You’d be better off doing something else.

There’s a slight lift around the start of August, but it’s still poor. The morning of the 2nd of August is glassy with a 1.0ft swell from the SW, period 10 seconds, but the energy is still weak (16). Same story on the 3rd, with a glassy morning but only 1ft and a 12-second period (energy 51). It’s clean, but there’s no push.

Now, finally, we get a little flicker of life. The morning of Tuesday the 4th of August is glassy, with a 2ft swell from the SSW, period 11 seconds. The combined energy hits 117, which is at least in the moderate range. The waves are surfable, but the conditions are still very ordinary. The 5th of August morning is similar, glassy again, 3ft from the SSW, period 11 seconds, and energy up to 159. It’s a bit better, but still just small, clean, and weak.

The real standout, and the one you’ve been waiting for, is Saturday the 8th of August. This is the only day that gets my blood pumping. Nomozaki (beach and reef) is the only break on offer, and it finally fires. The morning shows a solid 4ft SSW swell, with a 12-second period. That’s a nice, long-period groundswell, which means it’ll have some punch and shape up well on the reef, though it might be a bit straight for the beach section. The wind is moderate offshore from the NNE at 15 mph, which is clean and will hold the waves up nicely. The combined energy jumps to 324 – that’s strong energy, and it’s the only real window of quality in the whole forecast. The afternoon is still clean with a cross-off wind, but the swell drops slightly to 3ft. This is the best on offer, no question. It’s a morning session all the way.

The 9th of August still has some clean offshore wind, but the swell fades back to 2ft and the energy drops to 103. It’s surfable, but nothing special.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat stretch with nothing to offer until the 4th, then a couple of small, clean mornings, and then one real, proper standout on the morning of the 8th of August. That’s your day. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no wetsuit surprises.

Rusty.

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