Nomozaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Nomozaki.

This is a tricky one. The next week and a half is a real mixed bag, with a lot of flat, small days, but a solid window of proper swell sneaks in for the crew who can wait. The water is sitting at 84.2°F which is pretty much what you’d expect for early August around here.

We've got a few days of nothing worthwhile to start, with tiny, weak 1ft to 1.3ft swell and fresh cross-offshore winds through Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th. The energy is pathetic (37 to 104), so don't bother paddling out unless you're desperate for a float. The real action kicks off Sunday morning, the 9th of August. The swell jumps to a solid 6.9ft from the SSW, with a period of 14 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy reads 1772, which is strong. The catch? The wind is a cross-offshore from the east, keeping things clean. But this is a solid, powerful wave, and with that size, it’s definitely one for experienced surfers only. The period is long, so it’ll be better shaped and have more punch, but at a beach-and-reef like this, it might wall up. That Sunday morning window is the standout.

Monday the 10th of August keeps the goods coming. Early morning is still pumping 7.2ft from the SSW, with a light cross-off breeze. The energy is still strong at 1778. Then Monday afternoon gets glassy – dead calm, 7.2ft from the SW – that’s as clean as it gets. That’s your best session of the whole run, no question. Tuesday the 11th morning stays glassy with 5.6ft, but the energy has dropped to moderate at 743. Still very good, and the crowd is only "sometimes" a problem here, so you might get a bit of a peak to yourself.

After that, it fades fast. Wednesday the 12th drops to 4.3ft, and by Thursday the 13th we’re back to 3ft and weak. The wind turns onshore or cross-shore, and the quality goes with it. From the 14th of August onward, we’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, poor surf. The swell barely whispers above 2.6ft, with energy in the double digits, and the wind is often messy. That lasts all the way through the 22nd of August. A few mornings show glassy conditions on the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, but with waves only 0.7ft to 2ft, it’s a flat spell. Nomozaki is a spot that rarely breaks, so this long run of nothing is more normal for the area.

So, the honest call: don’t get excited for the first week. The standouts are Sunday the 9th morning and Monday the 10th – especially Monday afternoon when it goes glassy on 7.2ft swell. That’s the one. After that, put the board away for a week and a half.

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