Udo Shrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the menu at Udo Shrine over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next week and more is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, dry gap with no real surf recommendations until we get into the back half of the forecast. The first couple of days have some small swell but it’s just not coming together. Monday the 14th is a write-off with a thunderstorm risk and a messy 4ft cross-shore chop. Not worth wetting a suit.

Now, Tuesday the 15th is actually our one bright spot early on. Tuesday morning at Udo Shrine (Miyazaki) is the standout of the whole outlook. You’ve got a glassy sea, zero wind, and a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the ESE with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 460, and the water is a warm 82°, which is dead average for this time of year. The afternoon holds up too, with light offshore wind cleaning up the same 5ft ESE swell. That’s the best we’re gonna get, so if you’re keen, that Tuesday morning session is your window.

After that, it’s a long haul of poor conditions through the rest of September. By Wednesday the 16th, the wind shifts onshore and the quality drops right off. Swell sticks around but it’s junky. From Thursday the 17th through the weekend of the 21st, we actually see some serious swell building – we’re talking 15ft to 23ft by Monday the 21st with combined energy readings going through the roof (9884, 12030, even 40286). That’s strong to very strong energy. But it’s all accompanied by a near gale cross-onshore wind. That’s not paddle surfing, that’s kite territory. And the swell is just too big for the break anyway, so it’s a pass for us.

The only other flicker of hope comes on Tuesday the 22nd with a 13ft swell from the east and a cross-offshore wind, making it clean. But the score says it’s marginal – questionable tides and the swell is still huge – so only experts should even look at it. After that, the energy fades to almost nothing for the final days of September and into the 29th. We’re down to 1ft to 2ft with onshore winds and no power. A total flat spell.

So to sum it up: there’s one good day on Tuesday the 15th with clean, glassy chest-high waves. If you miss that, the rest is blown-out giants or flat calm. For the area, a long quiet run like this is pretty normal when the trade winds set in. Forecasts can change, but for now, that Tuesday is the only one worth circling on the calendar.

Rusty.

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