Omaezaki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Omaezaki over the next 16 days.

First up, water temps are sitting at a pretty normal 81°, so no need to worry about a wetsuit—just your boardies will do. Omaezaki is a beach and reef setup, fairly consistent, and it’s exposed to the south, so it picks up a lot of what’s coming.

Now, the honest truth: there’s a big gap at the start. The first real swell arrives on the morning of Tuesday, August 4th, but it’s a serious 8 ft of SE groundswell with a long 17-second period and a massive 3861 combined energy. That’s proper power, and with a moderate offshore breeze from the ENE, it’ll be clean. But mate, at this size, this is for experienced surfers only—beginners stay out of the water. The morning is the standout, because the wind is offshore and the sets are stacking up. The afternoon gets a touch bigger at 10 ft and a cross-off wind, still clean, but it’s a heavy wave.

Wednesday the 5th through to Sunday the 9th sees the swell building even more—12 ft to 13 ft, with periods around 15-17 seconds. The combined energy jumps into the 5000s and even over 10,000 on Sunday afternoon. That’s huge. Winds are mostly cross-off from the ENE or ESE, keeping the face clean, but this is only for the hardcore crew. The wave is too big for most riders. The real standout in this whole run is Tuesday morning, August 4th—it’s the first clean, offshore session with the swell just hitting that expert sweet spot.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th keep the size around 12 ft to 13 ft, still with decent period, but by Tuesday afternoon the wind goes cross and the quality drops. From Wednesday the 12th onwards, the swell drops below 7 ft and the wind gets messy—onshore or cross-on, with a chop. The combined energy falls to 1513 and below. Not worth paddling out.

Then we hit a quiet spell. Thursday the 13th through Friday the 14th offers small, weak 5 ft to 6 ft swell with periods of 10-11 seconds. The energy is down in the hundreds. It’s clean, but barely a ripple.

The second week brings a little pulse. Saturday the 15th morning has very small 4 ft SSW swell with a gentle offshore, but it’s weak. Then Sunday the 16th morning is interesting—glassy conditions with barely a breath of wind, and a 6 ft E swell at 10 seconds. That’s clean, but the period is short, so the waves will be a bit fat. Not a standout.

Monday the 17th morning is the best of the second week: glassy again, with an 8 ft ESE swell at 11 seconds and 2554 energy. That’s a solid size and clean, but it’s again for experienced surfers due to the size. The wind is dead calm—perfect glass. That’s your one to circle if you’re in the area.

After that, the forecast falls away into onshore slop for the rest of the period. Nothing worth chasing.

So, the standout for the whole outlook is Tuesday morning, August 4th—first clean, offshore, powerful groundswell. The glassy morning on Monday, August 17th is the second-week promise, but less certain.

Rusty.

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