Takanabe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but the real story is a huge pulse of long-period groundswell that hits us around the 19th. That’s the standout, but you’ll need to be an expert to handle it. Before that, we’ve got some small, clean windows to get wet.

Right now, Monday morning (14th September) is on the small side with 4ft of ESE swell, but the wind is glassy. The water is a warm 81°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. It’s a good moment for a beginner to get out and practice the pop-up, as the wave energy is weak (268).

Tuesday morning (15th) is even better. The swell bumps up a touch to 4ft from the ESE, period lengthens to 10 seconds, and the wind is dead calm – totally glassy. The energy is kicking up to moderate (398). It’ll be clean, rideable, and fun for a small-wave session.

Then we get a bit of a lull with lumpy, stormy afternoons through the middle of the week. Thursday morning (17th) offers a clean window with 4ft of E swell and a cross-offshore breeze (383), but it’s not world-beating.

Now, the big news. Saturday morning, 19th September, is where it gets wild. An absolutely massive groundswell fills in – 8ft from the ESE with a very long 16-second period. The energy hits 6190, which is strong. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNE. This is exceptional for experts only. It will be powerful and the sets will be widely spaced. This break is *inconsistent*, so you might wait a while for the big ones, but when they come, they will be proper. By the afternoon, it’s predicted to be too big (13ft) for this break, so the morning is your only window.

Sunday (20th) and Monday (21st) stay huge and clean in the mornings with similar offshore winds, but the swell is oversized (15ft to 16ft) and only for the absolute elite. After that, a strong onshore wind shift trashes the surf for a few days, and the swell drops right out.

We then hit a long, flat spell. From Wednesday 24th through the end of the month, there’s barely any energy (28 to 115). We’re talking waist-high slop at best, with mostly poor conditions. It’s a dry run for paddle surfing, but if you have a kite, the stronger cross-offshore breezes on the weekend of the 27th might make for a flatter-water session.

Best bet: If you’re an expert, you don’t want to miss the clean, powerful, long-period groundswell on Saturday morning, 19th September. For everyone else, Tuesday morning, 15th September, is your clean, small, and fun window.

Rusty.

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