Surf Forecasts:
Takanabe surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 17s period, SE swell with 52,733 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Takanabe this week:
The surf forecast for Takanabe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.2m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 15s is also forecast. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Takanabe in the next 16 days are 9.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 31ft (9.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takanabe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here.
First up, Takanabe. It’s a beginner spot, exposed to the ESE swell, and it’s inconsistent – so don’t expect it to pump every day. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.
The start of the forecast is a bit of a dud. Friday the 31st of July and Saturday the 1st of August, the surf is tiny and poor – hardly worth a look. A real flat spell to kick things off.
Then we get a bit of a pulse on Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning looks fun with a clean 0.6m glassy swell from the ESE, and the combined energy is moderate (241). That’s a little window of clean, small waves for the beginners. The afternoon gets a bit messy with onshore wind.
Monday the 3rd sees the swell jump to 1.7m in the morning, 2.1m in the afternoon, with a long period of 16-17 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are only marginal. The combined energy is strong (1403 to 2565). It’s a bit of a mixed bag – the power is there, but the quality isn’t dialed.
Now, from Tuesday the 4th of August right through to Friday the 7th of August, the swell goes absolutely ballistic. We’re talking 3.0m building to a monstrous 9.0m, with a very long period of 18-19 seconds. The combined energy readings are immense (5728 up to 74831). The wind is cross or cross-on, but honestly, for a beginner spot, this is way too big. Over 2.5m, that’s expert territory only. It’s a huge, powerful groundswell, but for Takanabe, it’s just too much. A real beast that’s better left to the big-wave chargers on a different coast.
The swell slowly drops through the weekend of the 8th and 9th of August, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore, making conditions poor. The energy is still moderate to strong, but the quality is gone.
The middle of the second week, from the 10th to the 14th of August, sees the swell drop back to the 1.0m to 1.9m range. The wind is light and variable, and there are some glassy mornings on the 12th and 13th of August. The combined energy is weak to moderate (366 to 577). These are the best windows for the beginner crew: clean, glassy, small waves. The 12th and 13th of August mornings are the true standouts of the whole outlook – small, clean, and user-friendly.
The final day, Saturday the 15th of August, the wind picks up and the session gets choppy again.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off for beginners due to the flat start and then the massive, dangerous swell. The real prize is the glassy mornings on the 12th and 13th of August – that’s your window for a clean, fun session. The long period groundswell earlier in the week is impressive, but it’s a show for the eyes only at this break.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 43 | 208 | 229 | 793 | 1393 | 2559 | 3843 | 5728 | 7387 | 9797 | 12986 | 20108 | 33870 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.85m | 7:46PM1.85m | 7:12AM1.85m | 8:11PM1.86m | 7:49AM1.82m | 8:36PM1.85m | 8:30AM1.75m | 9:03PM1.82m | 9:16AM1.66m | 9:33PM1.78m | 10:13AM1.55m | 10:08PM1.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.83m | 1:14PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.75m | 1:43PM0.22m | 2:02AM0.69m | 2:13PM0.32m | 2:37AM0.64m | 2:44PM0.46m | 3:16AM0.60m | 3:17PM0.63m | 4:02AM0.57m | 3:56PM0.82m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 19 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 29 | 208 | 215 | 793 | 1393 | 2559 | 3843 | 5728 | 7387 | 9797 | 12986 | 20108 | 33870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | E 18 | ESE 15 | E 9 | ESE 17 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 229 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | SE 16 | ESE 18 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 592 | 253 | 676 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 269 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 259 | 80 | 189 |
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