Omaezaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surf is on the way. The opening days of this stretch are all about size and power, but it’s not for the faint of heart. We’ve got a serious run of solid, long-period groundswell pushing in, but the size is going to be the big story. It’s going to be big, powerful, and for experienced surfers only. The winds stay clean for the most part, which is a huge plus. The first few days are the standout, no question. The swell is pumping from the southeast with a 16-second period, and the energy is just massive – (1624) on Monday morning, ramping up to over (10147) by Wednesday afternoon. It's strong, organized energy. The water’s about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

Monday morning at Omaezaki kicks it off with 6ft of clean southeast swell. The wind is a gentle offshore, and it’s glassy clean. This is excellent, quality surf for those who know what they’re doing. The size keeps building through the day, hitting 7ft by the afternoon. This is where you want to be.

Tuesday the swell jumps up again – 8ft in the morning with a moderate offshore wind, still clean. The afternoon sees it push past the 10ft mark with clean conditions. This is getting serious. The energy is climbing too – (3552) and then (4610).

Wednesday and Thursday are the peak of this pulse. We’re talking 13ft to 16ft of relentless, long-period swell. The energy readings are off the charts, (8666) and (10147) on Wednesday, then peaking at (14394) on Thursday morning. Winds are fresh offshore or cross-off, keeping the faces clean. This is a heavy, expert-only situation at a beach and reef set-up like this. The sheer size makes it less about the finesse and more about survival and getting barreled.

The swell eases a touch over the weekend but stays way overhead. From Friday through to Monday the 10th, we’re looking at 12ft to 15ft of swell, still with solid energy in the thousands. The winds stay favorable, mostly fresh offshore or clean cross-off. This is still a big, powerful stretch of days. Not a beginner’s playground, that’s for sure. The direction swings around to the SSW, but the size is still the main feature. This is a prolonged period of serious surf.

Then we see it start to back down. Monday the 10th afternoon and into Tuesday the 11th, the size drops to the 7ft – 8ft range, and the energy is starting to fade (3828 and then 2711). Still clean, but the power is dropping. It’s a good size, but the initial energy is gone.

The best session of this second phase looks like Wednesday the 12th morning. The swell is a clean 7ft from the SSW with a 13-second period, the wind goes totally glassy – truly a magic window of clean, pushy waves. That’s a standout session for the slightly smaller but still fun conditions.

From there, it’s a slow fade. Thursday the 13th is still rideable at around 6ft, but it’s getting messier with cross-shore winds. Friday the 14th sees the swell drop to 6ft, and while the afternoon is glassy, the mix is poor. Saturday the 15th is a write-off – strong winds and a drop in size to just over 4ft. The week after that fizzles out completely, with small, short-period leftovers, with the energy dropping all the way down to the low hundreds.

So, to wrap it up: the first four days are the prime time for the experienced crew, with the peak being that Thursday morning when it’s maxed out. If you’re looking for quality without the extreme size, that Wednesday the 12th glassy morning is your window. After that, it’s a waiting game again.

Rusty.

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