Surf Forecasts:
Kamakura surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period, S swell with 2,734 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kamakura over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, let's talk Kamakura. The surf's been dead, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.
For the first few days, there's nothing worth paddling out for. Tiny, crummy waves with bad wind. Hang tight until Tuesday, the 7th of July.
That's when it switches on. Tuesday afternoon we get a long-period groundswell from the SSE, with waves around 4ft. The wind is offshore from the ENE, making it clean. The energy is up there (1217) – you can feel it in the water. The water temp is about normal for the season, so no surprises there. Wednesday morning the 8th is a cracker: same 4ft swell, but the period stretches to 18 seconds, pushing the energy to 1875. That's a proper, powerful groundswell.
Thursday the 9th is special. It's glassy flat in the morning with a solid 5ft SSE swell. The energy is still strong (1693). That's the session to clear your schedule for.
Friday the 10th sees the swell jump to 7ft to 7ft from the south, but the wind turns onshore and it gets lumpy. That's expert territory only.
The weekend still has some punch. Saturday morning the 11th has a clean 7ft SSW swell with cross-off winds – serious power (1993). Sunday morning the 12th is smaller at 5ft, but glassy again, with moderate energy (813). A great option if you missed the earlier days.
After that, it's a long slow fade. Monday the 13th onwards is mostly small, weak, and onshore. There's a spike on Saturday the 18th with a 6ft swell from the SSW, but it's short-period and choppy cross-onshore winds – better for kites than surfboards.
Your best bets are the glassy mornings on the 9th and the 12th, and the raw power on the 11th for the experienced crew.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 54 | 52 | 151 | 270 | 941 | 1184 | 940 | 1807 | 774 | 1265 | 938 | 1566 | 2641 | 2734 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.39m | 8:09PM1.39m | 7:02AM1.32m | 8:38PM1.40m | 7:53AM1.24m | 9:08PM1.40m | 8:57AM1.15m | 9:41PM1.39m | 10:25AM1.08m | 10:19PM1.38m | 12:23PM1.08m | 11:04PM1.37m | 2:23PM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.88m | 1:14PM0.24m | 1:42AM0.83m | 1:46PM0.33m | 2:30AM0.77m | 2:20PM0.45m | 3:25AM0.71m | 2:58PM0.60m | 4:28AM0.62m | 3:44PM0.76m | 5:38AM0.51m | 4:47PM0.92m | 6:49AM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — |
 | 7:00 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 151 | 270 | 941 | 1184 | 829 | 1807 | 767 | 1265 | 938 | 1566 | 2641 | 2734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 19 | S 17 | SSW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 52 | 60 | 127 | 147 | 349 | 940 | 86 | 774 | 361 | 600 | 507 | 45 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 10 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 129 | — | 106 | — | 124 | 67 | — | — | 24 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 78 | 521 | 56 | 490 | 534 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 13 | 19 | 77 |
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