Osaki Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about Osaki Point.

Things are pretty average for the first week or so. The waves are small, the wind is onshore most of the time, so don’t get too excited. The water temp is about 84°F, normal for this time of year.

From the 13th through the 18th, you’re looking at waves mostly between 2 feet and 4 feet. Swell comes from the E or SSW with a period of 9 to 10 seconds – nothing special. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate. Wind is a pain, blowing cross-onshore from the ESE or E, which chops things up. Thursday the 13th morning has a tiny 3-foot SSW swell, but that cross-onshore wind makes it a no-go. Friday the 14th afternoon is the only real bright spot early on – the wind goes cross-off from the SSE, the wave height is a small 2 feet, but the conditions are clean. It’s small, but you might get a couple of fun ones.

From the 16th to the 19th, it’s pretty poor. Onshore winds pick up to 12-15 mph, the waves get messy, and the quality is bad. The swell is mostly from the E at 2 feet to 4 feet, but nothing is clean.

The 20th and 21st give us a window. Thursday the 20th morning goes glassy with a light WSW wind and a 4-foot SE swell at 8 seconds – period is a bit short, but glassy is glassy. Thursday afternoon the wind turns offshore from the SW at 12 mph, and the swell holds at 3 feet from the SE. That’s clean, with moderate energy. Friday the 21st might be your pick of the early run: glassy conditions again, a 3-foot S swell with a period of 9 seconds, and solid energy. The rules say this spot likes a SSE direction, so the S is a decent match. Not big, but clean and surfable.

Now for the heavy stuff. Around the 23rd and 24th of August, a powerful groundswell arrives. We’re talking 5 feet to 8 feet from the SE with a very long period of 14 to 15 seconds. The combined energy is huge, going from 1281 up to 2858 – that’s serious power. But the wind is onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, and the conditions are unknown. The size on the 24th afternoon is 8 feet, which is expert territory only. That long period (15 seconds) at a beach and reef setup can make it wall up and close out. For experienced surfers, the 23rd morning with a 5-foot SE swell and a 15-second period might offer some heavy, clean faces if the wind cooperates. The 25th and 26th still have leftover size (8 feet dropping to 6 feet) but the wind stays messy.

After that, it fades into small, clean but weak surf from the 27th onward, with offshore winds returning but the swell dropping to 1 feet to 2 feet.

Best on offer? I’d call Friday the 21st of August as the standout for the first week – glassy conditions, a clean 3-foot S swell, and no crowds to worry about. For the brave, the morning of the 23rd of August (Sunday) is the power play for experts only, with that 5-foot SE groundswell.

Rusty.

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