Takegashima Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Takegashima. This is a proper reef break, exposed, and it loves an easterly groundswell. The next week and a half has a bit of everything, including some absolute monsters if you’re ready for ‘em.

The run starts on Sunday, 2 August with a real gentle one. Morning glass-off with a 2ft swell from the ESE at 18 seconds, clean as a whistle, combined energy at 358. It’s a longboard dream. The afternoon picks up to 4ft, still glassy. A nice warm-up.

Monday, 3 August, the swell builds to 5ft then 6ft, but the wind goes cross-on and cross-shore with a risk of storms. It’s gonna get chopped up.

Now, Tuesday, 4 August morning is the standout. The water temp is about average for this time of year. A 10ft ESE groundswell with a 17-second period is proper long-period groundswell, and the combined energy is 5629 – strong. The wind is glassy. If you’re an expert, this is the session. The afternoon swell hits 12ft, but the wind goes cross-shore, so the morning is the window.

Wednesday, 5 August, the swell blows up to 15ft and then 16ft from the SE and ESE. That’s too big for most, and the wind is onshore or cross-on. It’s lookin’ more like a kite day than a paddle day. The energy is massive – 12900 to 15802.

Thursday, 6 August stays enormous, with 20ft sets and a moderate breeze. Still too big, cross-on wind, t-storms possible. Not a surfer’s day.

Friday, 7 August, the swell is still 16ft, but the wind is cross-on and choppy. By the afternoon, conditions are poor. Saturday, 8 August, the swell drops to 6ft, but the period crashes to 8 seconds – weak windswell – and the wind is cross-on. Poor.

There’s a lull from Saturday, 8 August through Monday, 10 August. Small, onshore, choppy. Nothing doing.

Tuesday, 11 August, things clean up. The morning is glassy with a 4ft S swell, 12-second period, energy at 473. Small and clean. The afternoon gets a light offshore from the SSW with a 3ft swell.

Wednesday, 12 August is tiny – 3ft to 1ft – just ordinary. Thursday, 13 August is similar, with a 2ft swell, but the afternoon sees a clean offshore wind again.

Friday, 14 August, is another standout. The morning is glassy, with a 7ft swell from the ESE at 11 seconds. Combined energy is 1007 – moderate. Excellent for experienced surfers. The afternoon holds at 6ft with a clean cross-offshore wind.

Saturday, 15 August, the swell builds to 7ft, but the wind is onshore, and by the afternoon it’s a 12ft cross-on mess. Not ideal.

Sunday, 16 August, the swell is 10ft to 8ft, but the wind is cross-on or cross-shore, and the period drops to 9-10 seconds. Marginal.

Monday, 17 August, has a 8ft swell from the E with onshore wind. Another one to skip.

The best of the lot is Tuesday, 4 August morning – that 10ft, 17-second ESE groundswell with glassy conditions is a proper needle for experts. The next best is Friday, 14 August morning – 7ft, clean, and glassy. That’s where you want to be.

Rusty.

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