Takanabe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Takanabe over the next couple of weeks.

We’re starting off pretty ordinary. Wednesday the 16th has a small, clean 4ft swell from the ESE with a 9-second period, and a light cross-offshore breeze – it’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Water temp’s sitting at 82°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The energy’s weak (335). Afternoon goes downhill fast with a drop-off and onshore junk.

Thursday the 17th is a write-off with messy, short-period wind swell and rain all day. Same goes for Friday the 18th – 7ft to 8ft of lumpy, cross-onshore slop from the east. That’s a pass.

Now, Saturday morning the 19th is where it gets interesting. We’ve got a 7ft E groundswell, 10-second period, clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE. The energy’s into moderate territory (1097). This is your window for experienced surfers only – it’s got push, shape, and clean conditions. The standout of the first week. Saturday arvo gets a bit lumpier, but the morning is the pick.

Sunday the 20th has size – 10ft from the east with a 13-second period – but it’s too big for this break, pushing into expert-only territory. Clean early with glassy winds, but the swell’s just too much. Monday the 21st is worth a look for the experienced crew: 7ft, 12-second period, offshore winds, clean. That’s a solid session.

After that, things fade fast. Tuesday the 22nd through Friday the 25th sees tiny, weak swell dropping to 1.0ft or 1ft with glassy conditions at times, but barely a ripple. The energy’s under 100 – don’t bother paddling out.

There’s a gap of several days with no real surf. From the 26th, we see a slow build – small glassy waves on Saturday morning (3ft, SE, 9 seconds) from a new swell with energy of 159 – it’s clean but very ordinary.

The second week’s real highlight lands on Monday the 28th with a 7ft S swell, 13-second period, clean with a cross-offshore breeze, energy at 1438. That’s promising but still a week and a half out. Tuesday the 29th morning keeps it going with 6ft from the south, clean, and 13-second period – excellent for experienced surfers again.

We finish the outlook on Thursday the 1st of October with a massive 13ft S swell, 12-second period, glassy – but that’s far too big for Takanabe, expert-only if you’ve got the nerve.

All in all, Saturday the 19th morning is your best bet. Clean, solid, good energy. Monday the 21st morning is another cracker. The rest is either too small, too messy, or too big.

Rusty.

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