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

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Alright, listen up. We're looking at a pretty grim picture for Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach across this whole 16-day stretch. There's nothing on offer right now, and the first opportunity for a surf won't come for nearly a week. We're into Thursday, the 6th of August before we even see a glimmer of hope. The pattern is a big, long, frustrating wait.

Right, so the only window that looks even half-cooked starts on Thursday morning, the 6th of August. The swell is gonna be a thumping 12 ft out of the SSE, and this is a very long-period groundswell at 15 seconds. That kind of energy is massive, but here's the kicker – at a beach break like Tsurigasaki, a period that long can make waves break too straight and close out. You'll be paddling for days between sets, too. Wind is light onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, which leaves it a bit bumpy. For an expert crew only – anything over 8 ft is no joke, and this is well into that territory. It cleans up a touch Thursday afternoon, and the size eases down to 8 ft on Friday the 7th, but the cross-onshore wind is still there making it fairly choppy. Water temp is sitting at a warm 80° which is bang on average for the time of year, so you can leave the winter rubber at home.

Honestly, that's the best of it, and it's really not saying much. The rest of the forecast is a write-off – a long run of poor surf and cross-onshore winds. By the time we hit the second week, from the 10th of August onwards, there's nothing worth paddling out for. We get a few days of 6 ft - 8 ft swell with onshore winds, but the quality just isn't there. Keep your board in the car and wait for the next swell to talk to the wind properly. The setup is so wind-affected and lumpy that honestly, for a lot of this period, the beach looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Rusty.

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