Suruga Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto mate, buckle up, let's take a look at what's coming down the pipe at Suruga Bay over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, with a slow start and a couple of promising windows, but you gotta be patient.

We kick off Tuesday the 25th with some southwest cross-shore wind and a 6 ft SSE swell pushing through. The water temp is pretty much where you’d expect for this time of year, nothing crazy. But the energy is up there at 1529 and it’s a 13-second period, so there’s some weight behind it. Problem is, the wind is fresh and cross-shore, making it ugly with a cross-chop. Not worth paddling out for a beginner-friendly spot that’s already a breakwater setup. The afternoon gets worse with the wind picking up.

Wednesday the 26th morning is the first real glimmer of hope. We’ve got a cleaner look with breeze coming from the west-southwest as a light cross-offshore, cleaning up a 5 ft S swell (643 energy, 12-second period). The conditions are described as clean, and this is your best bet early on. Surfable, but it’s not a standout. The afternoon gets messy again.

Thursday the 27th morning shows a drop to 4 ft and cleaner conditions, but the swell is small and the energy drops to 480. It’s a marginal day, not total junk, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

Then we hit a proper dry spell. From Friday the 28th afternoon right through until Tuesday the 1st of September, the surf is tiny and weak, mostly under 3 ft and with poor conditions. There’s a few days straight here where it’s just not worth getting wet. Hold off.

Things start to rattle again on Wednesday the 2nd of September, but it’s onshore and choppy, so no dice. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th morning finally show some promise again. Friday the 4th morning has a light cross-offshore wind, a clean surface, and a 4 ft SSW swell with 9-second period (284 energy). It’s a nice, clean little session for the beginner-friendly spot, but it’s not a big swell.

Now, here’s the standout, and it’s a bit of a tease because it’s over a week away. Sunday the 6th of September morning is the one to circle on the calendar. The finder is showing a 8 ft SSE groundswell with a 14-second period and a combined energy reading of 2427. That’s a proper long-period groundswell headin’ in. The wind is forecast to be glassy, from the southeast. Glassy conditions on a point break or reef setup would be a dream, but remember – Suruga Bay is a breakwater. A long-period swell like this (over 15 seconds is very long, this is 14 seconds, so it’s meaningful) can break a bit too straight and dumpy on a structure like this. Still, for the experienced surfer, it will be clean and powerful. Monday the 7th gets too big and messy, and Tuesday the 8th morning offers another clean window with a 8 ft S swell and light offshore NNW breeze (1168 energy) – a good option for the experienced crew despite the long gap between sets that comes with that period.

Overall, the best clean surf that’s worth getting excited about is Sunday the 6th of September morning. It’s glassy, the energy is solid, and it’s got size. For the less experienced, Friday the 4th of September morning is your window for smaller, clean waves. The rest of the time, you’re either waiting or battling onshore junk.

Rusty.

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