Nomozaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Nomozaki.

Honestly, it’s a grim run for the next two weeks. The wave window is almost completely shut, with only a couple of mornings that scrape a ‘surfable’ tag, but even they’re nothing to get excited about. There’s no standout session and no proper swell lined up, so leave your board at home unless you’re just desperate to get wet.

We kick off on Friday, the 28th of August, with a 6ft SSW swell under a cross-on breeze. The combined energy is 645 (moderate) but the conditions are rated poor – the wind is messy and the water temp is 86° with a 4° anomaly, so you’ll feel like you’re swimming in a warm bath, but the surf is not worth it.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th look similar. On Sunday morning we get a glassy window with 2ft of SSW swell – energy is low at just 73 (weak) – and it’s the only time the report says “surfable”. But that “very ordinary conditions” warning is fair: the swell is weak and the shape won’t be there. After that, it’s a long, blank stretch.

From Monday the 31st of August through to Saturday the 5th of September, the swell drops to tiny levels – mostly under 2ft – and the wind is generally cross or onshore. The one small window on Tuesday the 1st of September has offshore wind but the swell is only 0.7ft, so it’s a flat day. Even when a pulse of 7ft S swell arrives on Wednesday the 2nd of September, it’s a short period of 7 seconds with a fresh cross-breeze – energy hits 440 (moderate) but the 7-second period means weak, choppy waves, and the “poor surf conditions” tag says it all.

Things don’t improve through the second week either. The only other ‘surfable’ call is on Wednesday morning, the 9th of September, when we get a clean, cross-off wind and a 3ft SSW swell with a 10-second period. Energy is 175 (moderate), but again the note says “very ordinary conditions”. It’s barely worth a paddle.

The rest of that second week is flat or close to it. There’s a few glassy or clean mornings, but the swell is 0.7ft to 1ft – that’s a lake, not a surf.

The bottom line: there are no strong swells, no good wind alignment, and the break is inconsistent at the best of times. This is a 16-day period where you’re better off doing something else. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a hard pass.

Rusty.

Read more