Asakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Straight up, the first week is a write-off. You’re lookin’ at a long, flat spell from now until about the 14th. Small, weak waves with lousy wind and ordinary conditions. Not worth paddlin’ out for.

Things finally start to stir on Monday the 14th. The morning shows some promise with a 4ft swell from the ESE, period around 9 seconds, and glassy conditions. The combined energy’s moderate at 363, so there’s some push there. It’s only an intermediate-level wave, so nothin’ too heavy, but with the glass, it’ll be clean.

Tuesday the 15th morning is a similar story – 4ft from the ESE, glassy again, decent energy at 282. That’s your best early-week option. Small, but clean and fun on the point.

Now, hold on to your board. The real standout is Saturday the 19th through Monday the 21st. We’ve got a proper pulse comin’ in. On Saturday afternoon, we’re lookin’ at a 15ft swell from the SE with a very long 16-second period – that’s groundswell, folks. Combined energy is through the roof at 9688, strong stuff. Sunday the 20th afternoon pumps even bigger: 20ft from the SSE, period 16 seconds, and energy at 19230 – that’s a serious wall of water. This is expert territory, over 8ft. The wind is light cross or cross-on, which keeps things manageable, but the quality is marked as marginal due to tide. Still, for the experienced crew, this is the best on offer.

Monday the 21st settles a touch: 10ft from the SSE in the morning, 12-second period, clean cross-off wind. Then afternoon it backs to 8ft from the SE, glassy, with energy at 1457. Excellent conditions for experienced surfers.

The water temp is 82°, which is about normal for this time of year with a +0.8° anomaly – nothin’ wild.

Asakawa is a point break and inconsistent, so these waves won’t be rollin’ through every set, but when they do, that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. The swell direction is SE to SSE, and the optimum is SE, so that’s a good match.

After Monday, it drops off again. Wednesday the 23rd gets messy with onshore wind and choppy surf, and Thursday the 24th afternoon sees a small, clean 5ft from the SE with 14-second period and glassy offshore wind – a nice little tail-end wave for the patient surfer.

Keep your eyes on that weekend – it’s the main event, but it’s a long way out, so treat the size and timing as promising but not locked in.

Rusty.

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