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

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a long stretch of nothing much. The first few days are weak and flat, with crummy conditions. The waiting game kicks in now. The first real window of opportunity doesn't arrive until the afternoon of Saturday the 22nd, when the energy finally starts to pick up and the ocean gets clean.

The standout for the first week is going to be the morning of Monday the 24th. The SSE swell is building nicely, pushing about 5 feet with a long 16-second period, which is proper groundswell. The cross-off wind from the SSW will be cleaning it up nicely at 12 mph. The combined swell energy is sitting at 1,282, which is solid. This is a good one, but the wave quality is being flagged as marginal, so don't expect perfection. It’s a good size for intermediate surfers, but beginners might find it a bit much.

The real heavyweight comes later though. If you're an expert big-wave charger, the morning of Tuesday the 25th is your window. The SSE swell is a solid 8 feet with a 16-second period, and the energy is massive at 3,366. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW, keeping it clean. This is the biggest, best-conditioned swell of the entire run. It’s a serious wave, strictly for experienced surfers only.

After that, the swell holds through the 26th, reaching 10 feet on Wednesday afternoon with an even bigger energy reading of 4,559, but the wind goes cross-shore, adding a bit of chop. It’s still a powerful wave, but not as clean as Tuesday.

From Thursday the 27th onward, the wind turns nasty. Strong onshore winds tear the place apart, making conditions poor through the end of the first week and into the second. The second week is a write-off for clean surf. You get a few mornings with big swell but the wind is a mess. The morning of Saturday the 30th has an 8-foot SSE swell and light winds, but it’s cross-on with ripples, not ideal. The start of September looks like a total blowout with strong onshore winds and massive, messy waves over 11 feet. This spot is a beach break, so when the wind is bad, it’s really bad.

So, to wrap it up: the best bet is the morning of Monday the 24th for a solid, clean session, and the morning of Tuesday the 25th for the big-wave crew. The rest of the run is either too small, too windy, or too messy. Hope you get a piece of it.

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