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Mechanics of Shidashita, Japan Photo: Pedro Gomes Link copied to clipboard Shidashita Beach will host the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games’ first surfing event (After being postponed last summer.) Known as “Shida” for short, this is one of Japan’s most popular beaches and one of the closest surf spots to Tokyo with a series of groins and shifty beachbreak peaks waiting a mere 60-mile ride from the megalopolis across the Chiba Peninsula. While the Olympic Games will come to Japan during the slower months for surf (surf schedule: July 5-August 1) this is also when tropical activity picks up in the Northwest Pacific. Surfline’s Forecast Team was integral in helping select Shida as the site of the inaugural surfing event here’s what was discovered through our research. ....
Incoming: Nazare Awaits Another XL Swell Extra-large swell arrives Thursday afternoon, then spreads around Europe Kurt Korte Link copied to clipboard Winds look onshore, but not overly strong Size on par with recent swells, but well below the October 2020 event When the Surfline Forecast Team sees a hurricane-force storm developing in the North Atlantic, we prepare for the question that inevitably follows: Will it be good at Nazare? The current low pressure just east of Newfoundland on Tuesday morning will rapidly intensify, likely producing 50-55’ seas overnight into Wednesday. The resulting long-period WNW/NW swell for Nazare peaks late Thursday the 11th and eases down on Friday the 12th. So, it’ll get big at the fabled spot but it won’t be one of those all-time XXL sessions. ....