Asakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, lookin' at the next couple of weeks here, and honestly, we've got a long wait ahead for anything decent. The surf is gonna be pretty flat and sorry for itself for a solid week or more. We're looking at small, weak waves from the southeast until things finally wake up.

So, for Asakawa, it's a tough start. From Sunday the 26th right through to the end of July, it's mostly poor surf with tiny 1 ft to 2 ft waves. There are some glassy mornings in there – Monday the 27th, Tuesday the 28th, Wednesday the 29th – but with combined energy readings barely cracking 170, it's just not worth paddling out. The water is sitting at 83°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight.

We then drift through the first days of August with no real improvement. The swell stays small and weak, with very low energy levels, all the way until the 3rd. There's a bit of a pulse pushing through on the 3rd, with 4 ft to 4 ft swell from the ESE and energy jumping up to 603 and 803 (moderate), but the wind is onshore, so it's gonna be a messy, marginal affair. Not worth gettin' wet for.

Now, here's the real standout. The whole second week builds to something special. The first true highlight is the morning of Tuesday, August 4th. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the ESE with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is a solid 1613 (strong). And get this – it's glassy with a light Easterly breeze. That's clean, powerful, groundswell waves for experienced surfers. It's a bit big for beginners, but for the rest of us, that's a great session.

But the real monster, the one that's got me excited, is Friday, August 7th. Holy moly. The swell is massive at 15 ft in the morning, building to 16 ft in the afternoon from the ESE, with a 17-second period. The combined energy is screaming at 11,032 and 12,507 (very strong). And it's glassy all day. This is exceptional, expert-only surf. This is not a day for the faint of heart or the average punter – you need to know what you're doing. The morning of Saturday the 8th is nearly as good, with 16 ft swell and clean 6 mph offshore wind from the NE. That's a top-tier window for the big wave chargers.

After that, the swell drops off a cliff. By Sunday the 9th, it's back to tiny 2 ft waves and weak energy. The standouts are clear: the glassy, powerful morning of August 4th for the experienced crowd, and the absolutely stellar, huge, and clean conditions of August 7th and the morning of the 8th for the experts only. The long period swell at a point break like Asakawa is gonna set up beautifully, with long, waiting sets and proper shape, though it might be a bit too straight for a beach break.

Rusty.

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