Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up for Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020).

Right now, we’ve got a bit of a quiet spell coming in. The surf over the next several days is going to be pretty ordinary—nothing worth getting too excited about. The first proper window of decent surf doesn’t really show up until Thursday the 27th of August, so there’s a long stretch of small, messy, or marginal conditions before that.

From Thursday the 13th through to around Monday the 17th, we’re looking at waist-to-chest-high easterly swell around 5 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. The wave energy sits in the moderate range, but with short period (8 to 10 seconds) and poor wind, it’s not doing much. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th drop right off—only 3 ft to 4 ft, with cross-offshore winds but the energy is weak and the swell is short-period. Still not a standout.

Then from Thursday the 20th to Saturday the 22nd, it gets really small—ankle-to-knee-high at best, 1 ft to 2 ft, with combined energy down as low as 39. That’s barely a ripple. Sunday the 23rd morning sees a pulse of chest-high 6 ft SE swell, but the wind is cross-shore and it’s only moderate energy. Not quite the goods.

Now here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout is the stretch from Sunday the 23rd afternoon through to Thursday the 27th. A big, long-period groundswell from the SSE and S arrives, and Tsurigasaki is exposed to this direction. By Monday the 24th, we’re talking overhead 10 ft, with a long 16-second period, and the combined energy is strong. Tuesday morning the 25th is looking glassy with 12 ft SSE swell at 16 seconds and the energy is very strong—this is exceptional but it’s only for expert surfers. That size is well over 8 ft, so beginners should stay well clear.

Wednesday the 26th is another absolute belter: 12 ft to 13 ft S and SSE swell, glassy in the morning, with huge energy readings. This is the best of the whole outlook. Thursday the 27th though, that’s the big one—33 ft S swell predicted for the morning with clean cross-offshore wind and energy at a massive 49228. That is way too big for this break, even for pros—it’s going to be a washing machine. Same story in the afternoon with 20 ft. Just don’t even think about paddling out then.

After that, Friday the 28th settles back to a clean 6 ft S swell in the morning, dropping to 4 ft in the afternoon, with cross-offshore wind and moderate energy. That’s a good, surfable size for intermediates, and it’s clean.

The water temperature is around 79°, which is about average for this time of year. The anomaly is only -1°, so nothing unusual.

Crowds are listed as *sometimes* at Tsurigasaki, so you can expect other surfers around, especially on the good days. The break is inconsistent, so don’t count on it firing every day during the small periods.

Overall, the standout days are Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th for experts, and Friday the 28th morning for intermediate surfers looking for clean, manageable waves.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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