Asakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Asakawa. It’s a point break that’s fairly exposed, but it’s inconsistent, so we’re not gonna be spoiled for choice. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first decent surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until the morning of Friday the 24th of July. It’s small, only 1ft from the SE, with a very long period of 18 seconds. The wind is glassy from the NE, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is weak (86), so don’t expect much push, but it’s a start. The afternoon turns messy with cross-onshore wind, so that’s a write-off.

Saturday the 25th sees a bit more energy, 1ft from the SE, period around 16 seconds, energy climbing to 137. The morning has cross-shore wind, but the afternoon goes glassy, so the afternoon session is the pick for a little fun on small, clean waves. Sunday the 26th is similar – 1ft, glassy morning, but the afternoon gets onshore and ugly.

Monday the 27th brings a small bump: 2ft from the S in the morning, glassy, energy at 231 – moderate now. The afternoon pushes to 2ft from the SSE, but the wind goes onshore, making it a bit marginal.

Now, here’s the standout. Tuesday the 28th of July. The morning delivers 6ft from the SSE, period 15 seconds, and the energy absolutely fires up to 1429. The wind is glassy from the SE. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers – clean, long-period groundswell hitting a point break. That’s your best bet, no question. The afternoon gets bigger at 7ft, but the wind turns onshore, so it’s a bit messier.

Wednesday the 29th holds solid. 10ft from the SSE in the morning, period 15 seconds, energy at 3979. The wind is cross-off from the NNE, clean. This is big, powerful, and only for the experts. The afternoon stays at 10ft with a stiffer cross-off breeze, still clean but raw.

After that, things get blown out. Thursday the 30th has strong winds from the north at 25 mph, making it a write-off for paddle surfing – this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than anything else. The swell drops through the end of July and into August, with poor conditions and strong winds. By the 2nd of August, there’s a bit of height (4ft to 4ft), but the wind is cross-onshore or onshore, and the energy is moderate. The 3rd of August sees a bigger swell, 6ft to 7ft from the ESE, but the wind is onshore, so it’s messy and marginal.

So, to sum it up: the real gem is Tuesday the 28th of July morning – clean, glassy, solid groundswell. Wednesday the 29th is for the experienced crew only. The rest of the window is mostly small, choppy, or blown out.

Rusty.

Read more