Wave Riding Return to Tama Arena for July 2026
Time to ride the waves! Bandai Namco has announced that the Wave Riding event will return to the Tama Arena in the Tamaverse on Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 at 14:00 JST and run through Thursday, July 30th, 2026 13:59 JST! The result calculation period will run from Thursday, July 30th, 2026 14:00 JST through Friday, July 31st, 2026 13:59 JST. Lastly, the reward distribution period will run from Friday, July 31st, 2026 14:00 JST and run through Friday, August 7th, 2026 13:59.
Since you’ve played this game before, you already know how it works! Catch the waves to avoid the flags.
Press the “A” button to go up.
Let go of the button to go down.
Shake the device to jump over the yellow flags.
Results will be announced! For every day you participate in the vent you will earn Gotchi Points! Score first place and you’ll earn 1,000 Gotchi Points, 750 for second place, and 500 for third place.
Depending on how many days you play for, you’ll earn some awesome rewards, including one new reward! Not sure why Bandai has listed the Sunnytchi Light as new when this was distributed last time.
Reward S is the Sunnytchi Light Tama accessory, Reward A is the Summer Sunlight accessory, and Reward B is the surfboard accessory. If you play for 5-7 days, you’ll earn rewards S, A, and B. Play for 2-5 days and you’ll earn rewards A and B. Lastly, play 1 day, and you’ll earn reward B.
The winning team will win the grand prize of 5,000 Gotchi Points! Good luck playing again and catching those waves this summer!















