Takegashima Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Takegashima.

This is a tricky one. We kick things off with poor surf conditions – just tiny 1ft swell from the SE with a period of 10 seconds and glassy conditions on Saturday morning, but honestly there’s no energy to get excited about (combined energy just 29). The water’s sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

We drift through the weekend and into Monday with some building swell but still marginal conditions – light onshore winds and the swell just not really getting its act together. By Tuesday afternoon, we start to see a bit more life with 4ft from the ESE, period jumping to 16 seconds, and combined energy hitting 579 – moderate energy starting to show. Still, winds are cross-on and the forecast’s a bit shaky.

Now, Wednesday and Thursday are where it starts to get interesting fast. By Wednesday afternoon, we’re looking at 5ft ESE swell with a 16-second period and energy of 1522 – that’s solid moderate energy. Winds are cross-shore, marginal call, but there’s potential.

The standout really comes into focus from Tuesday 4th August morning through to Thursday 6th August. On Tuesday afternoon, we’ve got 10ft swell from the ESE with an 18-second period – that’s a proper long-period groundswell – and combined energy of 7112, strong wave energy. Winds are gentle cross-shore, light chop. This is good, but it’s also big. At 10ft, this is advanced territory only, and with that long period, it could be a bit straight at the beach – but Takegashima is a reef, which handles that beautifully. Crowds are possible, so get there early.

Wednesday 5th August is the real jewel. Morning shows 15ft SE swell, 17-second period, combined energy of 12298 – that’s very strong energy – and glassy conditions with light offshore ENE wind at 6 mph. This is clean, powerful, and a serious session for experienced surfers. The direction is SE, which pairs nicely with the optimum E swell direction. By afternoon, it’s 16ft with similar conditions. This is top-tier stuff.

Thursday 6th August we hit 21ft SE swell – that’s enormous, and the forecast even says it’s too big for this break, with wind ramping up to 16 mph. That’s expert-only, and honestly might be messy even for them.

The rest of the window after that turns ugly. From Friday 7th August onward, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. Strong onshore winds, lumpy and choppy conditions, and the swell drops off fast. By late August 10th, we’re back to tiny 3ft and less. There’s a long gap of rubbish conditions through to the end of the 16-day window. No real second-week standouts worth mentioning.

So to sum it up: strong early potential, especially Wednesday 5th and Tuesday 4th afternoons, then it gets huge and messy, then flat. If you’re experienced and free that Wednesday morning, that’s the one to aim for.

- Rusty

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