Takegashima Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in on the local scene for the next couple of weeks. We got one spot on the cards, Takegashima, and it’s a proper reef setup that needs a bit of size and direction to get cookin'. Looks like the early part of the window is where the magic is, but you gotta be sharp because it's only for experienced surfers.

The real standout kicks off Monday, August 24th, with a clean morning. We’re looking at a 4.3ft swell from the southeast, with a very long period of 19 seconds. That’s some proper groundswell energy, with the combined energy reading a solid 1275, so moderate wave energy. The water is sitting at 83.7°F, which is about 1.8°F warmer than average for this time of year – not a huge deal, but nice. Winds are glassy from the SSE early on, so that reef is going to be smooth as silk. With that long period, the waves will have heaps of shape and power, just be aware at a beach break it might reel a bit straight, but a reef like Takegashima? That’s where you wanna be. The swell bumps up to 6.9ft by Monday afternoon, still a long period at 16 seconds, with a cross-off wind, so it stays clean. That's a serious step up in power (combined energy 2357).

Tuesday, August 25th, is right up there. The morning sees 9.8ft swell from the SSE, a 15-second period, and combined energy is massive at 4017 – that’s strong wave energy. The wind is light cross-off, so it’s gonna be clean but hefty. This is big, powerful, expert-only territory. Anything over 8.2ft on a reef for a crew of advanced surfers means it’s on, but beginners need to sit this one out. It holds size into the afternoon, still 9.8ft from the SSE, but period drops a touch to 13 seconds.

It stays solid through Wednesday, August 26th, with a 7.2ft S swell in the morning, still clean under light cross-off winds. The afternoon sees the wind pick up from the SSW to 20 km/h (12 mph), making it a bit cross-off and bumpier, and the swell drops to 5.9ft. The quality is still there but it's not the peak.

From Thursday, August 27th, things start to fade fast. The swell drops under 5ft for the rest of the run, and by the end of the week, we're looking at weak, short-period windswell. There is a gap of several days from Thursday, 27th through to Saturday, 30th, with still surfable but very ordinary conditions—small, weak waves. Then from Monday, 31st of August all the way through to the end of the forecast on Tuesday, September 8th, it’s pretty much poor. A couple of days with a bit of energy around Thursday, Sept 3rd, but with strong onshore winds, it’s not worth it. The long-range stuff is a no-go. The two big days are Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th, with a decent call for Wednesday morning the 26th. That’s your window. Get on it.

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