Surf Forecasts:
Takegashima surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period, SE swell with 50 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Takegashima this week:
The surf forecast for Takegashima over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Takegashima in the next 16 days are 0.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Takegashima over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this spot.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty flat. We’ve got a long, quiet stretch from Friday the 17th of July all the way through to the 25th. There’s just nothing doing. Tiny 1ft to 1ft slop from the ESE, and even when the sun’s out and the wind is light, there’s no energy behind it. The combined swell energy is stuck in the teens and twenties for most of that first week, which is basically a lake. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there, but you won’t be needing a wetsuit for a paddle, you’ll be needing a pool float.
We finally get a little pulse on the 25th of July, Saturday afternoon. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the SE with a period of 16 seconds, and the energy finally climbs to a moderate 272. It’s clean, but honestly, it’s still small. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to get you out of bed.
Then, mark your calendars for Tuesday the 28th of July. That’s the standout. The morning kicks off with a solid 13ft swell from the ESE, and by the afternoon it’s up to 15ft, with a long 16-second period. The combined energy is a massive 7358, then 8829 – that’s serious, deep water power. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the SSE, keeping it clean. But listen, this is Takegashima, a reef break for advanced surfers only. At 15ft, that’s purely for the experts. This is gonna be a proper, heavy, grinding reef wave. After that, the swell drops off fast, fading back to 2ft by Wednesday the 29th.
So, the call is simple: the first week is a total write-off. The 28th of July is the one and only true standout – a big, clean, powerful groundswell aimed right at the reef, but it’s not for the faint-hearted. The rest of the window is a snooze.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 |
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 kJ | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.91m | 8:17PM1.87m | 7:45AM1.88m | 8:47PM1.85m | 8:29AM1.81m | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:18AM1.72m | 9:50PM1.78m | 10:13AM1.61m | 10:24PM1.73m | 11:23AM1.50m | 11:05PM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.90m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:00AM0.83m | 2:17PM0.33m | 2:38AM0.78m | 2:53PM0.47m | 3:20AM0.74m | 3:30PM0.64m | 4:08AM0.71m | 4:09PM0.81m | 5:03AM0.69m | 4:54PM0.99m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 326 | 482 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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