Osaki Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, lookin’ this one over, we’ve got a bit of a slow burn before the real juice shows up. Early days are clean and rideable for the experienced, but the big stuff rolls in later with a whole lot of power and a fair bit of mess. Let’s get into it.

Wednesday morning kicks it off at Osaki Point with a solid 8ft southerly swell, period hanging around 11 seconds, so there’s some proper grunt behind it. The water’s sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Wind’s a light 6 mph from the SSW, coming cross-off, and the wave comment says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. That’s a clean start but at that size, this ain’t for beginners.

Wednesday afternoon drops a bit to 6ft from the SSW, still clean, but the commentary flags marginal tide conditions, so you’ll want to pick your session.

Thursday morning the swell backs off to 4ft from the SSW with a 10-second period and a sweet 9 mph offshore from the SW. Clean, gentle lines. This is a good window for a more relaxed paddle. Thursday afternoon holds at 4ft from the SSE, still offshore, still clean. Good vibes.

Friday and Saturday mornings stay in the 3ft to 4ft range, with offshore breezes and clean faces. The swell period drops to 8 seconds Friday, so it’s a little more local in feel, but the conditions are sweet for cruising. Saturday afternoon sees the swell drop to just 1ft from the east with a 12-second period – very small, very clean, but you’re huntin’ for waves.

Sunday the 30th offers up a 3ft SSW swell with a 5-second period and glassy offshore wind. It’s clean but short-period, so expect mush burgers. Not worth gettin’ excited about.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September are a write-off. Poor conditions, onshore or cross winds, small weak swell. Tuesday has a 5ft southerly but it’s blown out with 19 mph easterly. No good.

Now here’s the stand-out: Wednesday the 2nd of September. Boom. Osaki Point sees 13ft from the SSE with an 11-second period. The combined energy is huge at 6198, that’s a serious push. But – and it’s a big but – the wind is a moderate cross-shore at 12 mph, and the commentary calls it marginal due to cross-chop and questionable tide. This is big, powerful, and ugly. Only for the experts, and even then, you’re wrestlin’ a bit of mess.

Thursday the 3rd stays big at 12ft from the SSE, cross-on wind, still lumpy. Friday the 4th afternoon looks cleaner, 7ft from the south, cross-off breeze, and clean. That’s a solid session once the swell drops a touch and the wind plays ball.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are on the bigger side again – 10ft to 13ft swells – but the wind is cross or cross-on, and the commentary keeps callin’ it marginal. Monday the 7th has an 8ft to 10ft south-southeast swell with light cross-on wind, but again, it’s marginal.

From Tuesday the 8th onwards, it fades off. Small swell, onshore winds, poor conditions. A real nothing finish to the run.

Overall, the best call is the morning of Wednesday the 26th for a clean, challenging session, and keep an eye on Friday the 4th of September afternoon – that clean 7ft cross-off window is the one for experienced surfers who want shape without the chaos.

Rusty.

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