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Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Shidashita)
The beach that hosted surfing's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 -- officially Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, with the competition peak known locally as Shidashita. An open, sandy a-frame beach break that needs the August-October typhoon swell season to show real size; smaller and more crowded the rest of the year.
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When to surf Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Shidashita), month by month
Estimated from our authored seasonality — not a live forecast.
Peak season: Sept (All-time).
| Month | Surf consistency |
|---|---|
| Jan | Rare |
| Feb | Rare |
| Mar | Inconsistent |
| Apr | Inconsistent |
| May | Inconsistent |
| Jun | Inconsistent |
| July | Moderate |
| Aug | High |
| Septpeak | All-time |
| Oct | High |
| Nov | Inconsistent |
| Dec | Rare |
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Rated for Levels 2-5 · Best at Level 3.
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Forgiving sand bottom and gentle shape in small-to-moderate swell. The Shidashita peak gets powerful and genuinely crowded once a typhoon swell fills in -- not the place to learn in bigger conditions.
Hazards
- rip currents in bigger typhoon swell
- crowded lineup near the Shidashita peak
Camps near Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Shidashita)
Nearby spots
The closest graded spots to Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Shidashita), straight-line distance.
- Taitounder 1 km · Levels 2-5
- Kugenuma Kaigan~84 km · Levels 1-4
Best months to surf here
In-season months for Japan: Chiba & Shonan, from our editors’ season calendar.
How this spot is sourced
Cross-checked against 3 sources from 2 independent lineages, last checked October 2026.
Two or more independent sources agree on exact position.