Takanabe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about the surf around Takanabe over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, with a lot of patience required. There’s almost nothing to get excited about for the first four days, and then we get a serious pulse of energy that’s tricky to handle.

The first real surf worth mentioning kicks off on Monday the 24th of August. It’s a bit of a slow start – the morning shows a small 3ft swell from the southeast, with a very long period of 20 seconds, and combined wave energy is strong (1360). Winds are light from the east-northeast, keeping it cross-shore and clean. It’s a marginal call, but that long period groundswell will be tricky at a beach break – it’ll likely break too straight. The afternoon sees a jump to 8ft from the southeast, period 17 seconds, and energy goes through the roof (3604). Still light winds, but it’s again marginal. Not a standout, but it’s the start of something.

Now, Tuesday the 25th of August is the big one. Early morning we’ve got a 16ft swell from the southeast with a 17-second period, and combined energy is massive (12910). The wind is light cross-off from the north-northeast, so it’s clean. But mate, this is way too big for beginners – only experts should even look at it. Same story in the afternoon: 20ft south-east swell, 16-second period, enormous energy (17381), and cross-off winds. This is the standout, but it’s a beast. The water temperature is 84°F, which is about average for this time of year.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off. Strong onshore wind from the east at 25 mph, messy and angry with 18ft swell. Thursday the 27th still has 12ft swell, but it’s onshore and too big for most.

We get a solid drop-off after that. Friday the 28th through to Wednesday the 3rd of September is mostly small, poor-quality surf – between 3ft and 4ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and low energy. Not worth paddling out for.

Then there’s a late pulse on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning sees a 4ft swell from the east, but with a super-long period of 22 seconds, energy is very strong (2500). Winds are light and cross-shore, so it’s clean. That long period will again want a point or reef – beach breaks will be straight. The afternoon jumps to 10ft from the east, period 20 seconds, energy 6787, with light cross-onshore winds. That’s another expert-only session. Friday the 4th of September has an 12ft morning swell from the east, still too big for most, with light cross-shore winds.

After that, from Saturday the 5th of September, it’s back to small, windy, and poor.

So, the standout is Tuesday the 25th of August – massive, clean, groundswell with offshore winds, but it’s for the brave and experienced only. The other potential is Monday the 24th for the long-period start, and Thursday the 3rd of September for another expert-only pulse. For everyone else, wait for smaller, cleaner days that might show up later.

Signing off, Rusty.

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