Asakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

We’re staring down the barrel of a serious run of big, clean surf right out of the gate at Asakawa. This is a point break, and it’s about to get a proper hammering from a powerful south-southwest groundswell. Sunday morning is the real standout: a solid 10ft swell from the SSW with a meaty 16-second period, pumping in a massive 4895 units of energy. The wind is dead glass, absolutely zero. This is expert territory, no question – 10ft is a beast, and with that long period, it’s going to be holding up and walling up nicely on the point. The vibe will be electric, but you need to know what you’re doing. Sunday afternoon holds at 8ft, still glassy, still excellent for experienced surfers. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.

Monday morning, the 13th, is still a great option. The swell drops to a very solid 5ft with 12-second period, still glassy with that slight air. It’s a very good session, but the energy is already dropping (707). Monday afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and a risk of thunderstorms pops up, so the quality takes a big hit. From Tuesday the 14th onward, the swell drops fast and the conditions get ordinary. We’re looking at a few days of small, weak surf and mostly onshore or cross-off winds. Don’t bother paddling out from Tuesday through Friday the 17th – it’s tiny, messy, and the energy is in the two-digit range (80-70). That’s a proper lull.

Then we get a pulse of something different. Saturday the 18th sees a new east-southeast swell arrive, but it’s a tricky one. The morning is 3ft with a long 14-second period, but it’s cross-shore wind. The afternoon jumps to 8ft (1670 energy), but it’s a cross-on mess with that risk of thunderstorms again. The following days are mostly cross-on and onshore, with the swell staying in the 3ft to 7ft range. It’s not going to be a clean paddle.

The better news comes back around Monday the 20th. The morning is glassy with a 5ft swell from the SE, offering good, clean conditions. Tuesday the 21st morning is also glassy, with 4ft. The real highlight of the second week is Wednesday the 22nd morning: glassy conditions, 4ft from the ESE, and the energy is decent at 281. It’s not the huge stuff of the first weekend, but it’s clean and rideable – a solid session for a wider range of skills. After that, the week trails off into small, ordinary, and mostly onshore conditions through the 27th.

The Standout: Without a doubt, Sunday the 12th morning at Asakawa. That 10ft, 16-second, glassy SSW swell is a proper groundswell event. It’s big, it’s clean, and it’s powerful. This is a day for the experienced crew only – the point will be firing. The crowd is listed as “sometimes,” but with a swell this quality, you’d be lucky not to have company.

The second best window is Wednesday the 22nd morning. It’s a smaller, cleaner, and more accessible session with glassy conditions and a solid 4ft ESE swell.

Rusty.

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