Surf Forecasts:
Kamakura surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 2,909 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kamakura this week:
The surf forecast for Kamakura over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kamakura in the next 16 days are 2.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kamakura over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright crew, Rusty here with the Kamakura look-see.
We’re starting off a bit sleepy. Tuesday the 7th is nearly flat with a 2ft SSE swell, period real long at 15 seconds, and combined energy’s only 289. The wind’s cross-offshore, which is a shame because there’s no punch. The afternoon nudges up to 3ft, wind goes light cross, energy reaches 447—still nothing to get excited about.
Now, Wednesday morning the 8th is the clear winner. We’ve got a healthy 5ft SSE swell with a very long 16-second period. Combined energy jumps to 1094, so that groundswell is packing. Winds are light ENE and cross-offshore, keeping the surface clean. This is the session to chase. It’s a bit much for newcomers at 5ft, but for the rest of us, that’s a good wave. Kamakura is an exposed beach, so with that long period, the sets could run a little straight, but the clean conditions will make up for it.
Wednesday afternoon turns sour. Wind swings onshore from the S at 9 mph, swell hits 5ft but quality plummets. Thursday morning the 9th still has 5ft SSE swell but the onshore breeze chops it up. By Thursday afternoon it’s poor.
From Friday the 10th through the weekend, the swell actually builds. Friday morning has 6ft from the S at 16 seconds, energy 1565. Friday afternoon hits 6ft, energy 2727. Saturday morning tops out at 7ft from SSW, 17-second period, energy 2378. That’s expert-only, and with onshore winds, it’s going to be a messy, bumpy beast.
Sunday the 12th drops to 4ft but still onshore and poor. Monday the 13th is tiny, around 2ft. Then Tuesday the 14th is flat with 2ft, though the morning is glassy—just not enough wave to ride.
After that, it’s a long stretch of small, poor surf all the way through the 18th. A few mornings might be clean with cross-offshore wind, but the swell is barely a ripple. There’s a tiny glimmer on the 22nd, Wednesday morning, with 2ft ESE swell, 12-second period, and offshore wind from the NNE at 12 mph. It’s clean and the energy is 134, so it’s surfable but just ordinary. Plain and simple, Wednesday morning the 8th is your one real shot in this whole forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 201 | 372 | 328 | 1094 | 1068 | 668 | 788 | 868 | 1104 | 1545 | 1766 | 1455 | 2378 | 1896 | 1245 | 826 | 407 | 172 | 109 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.40m | 8:57AM1.15m | 9:41PM1.39m | 10:25AM1.08m | 10:19PM1.38m | 12:23PM1.08m | 11:04PM1.37m | 2:23PM1.16m | 00:00AM1.38m | 3:43PM1.29m | 1:03AM1.41m | 4:37PM1.39m | 2:07AM1.45m | 5:21PM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.71m | 2:58PM0.60m | 4:28AM0.62m | 3:44PM0.76m | 5:38AM0.51m | 4:47PM0.92m | 6:49AM0.38m | 6:20PM1.05m | 7:55AM0.23m | 7:58PM1.11m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:11PM1.12m | 9:48AM-0.02m | ||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | 7:00 | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 201 | 372 | 328 | 1094 | 1068 | 668 | 788 | 868 | 1104 | 1545 | 1766 | 1455 | 2378 | 1896 | 1245 | 826 | 407 | 172 | 109 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 16 | — | ESE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 86 | 75 | 310 | — | 42 | 267 | 2 | 37 | 283 | 20 | 961 | 1122 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 77 | 65 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 13 | 65 | 65 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kanagawa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kamakura surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Kamakura Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Kamakura provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Kamakura can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Kamakura surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Kamakura) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Kamakura may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Kamakura is 2 km (1 miles) from the city of Kamakura. If you plan a holiday in Kanagawa, look for hotels and other accommodation in Kamakura. Kamakura has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest