Kamakura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down.

Kamakura – Monday 6 July to Tuesday 21 July

Alright, folks, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of days are gonna be a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a pretty big gap of poor conditions coming our way. Monday the 6th is a mess with rain and weak, short-period SE swell around 3ft, but with a cross-shore breeze and poor surf quality. The combined wave energy is weak (176), so don’t expect much.

Tuesday the 7th starts to show a flicker of life though. The morning’s still a bit weak, but come Tuesday afternoon, a cleaner 3ft SSE swell rolls in with a longer 15-second period and light cross-offshore wind. The combined energy jumps right up to 556, and the surf quality is looking good. That’s a nice little window for a longboard or a fish – clean and glassy.

Wednesday 8 July is the standout of this whole run. You get a solid 5ft SSE groundswell with a 17-second period – that’s proper energy (1532). Morning winds are light cross-offshore and it’s clean. This is gonna be a good, punchy wave for experienced surfers. It’s a bit too much for a beginner though. The swell direction is from the SSE, which works for Kamakura’s exposed S-facing setup. Crowds can be an issue here at times, but on a Wednesday morning you might get lucky.

Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th see the swell size increase to 6-6ft, but the wind goes onshore from the S. It gets messy, and the quality drops. Combined energy is huge (over 1300-1885), but with onshore wind, it’s just a bumpy, blown-out mess. Not the day for it.

From Saturday the 11th right through to Tuesday the 21st, it’s a long, bleak stretch. The swell sticks around but the onshore winds just won’t let up – often fresh to strong from the S or SSW, making it choppy and poor. The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is about normal for the time of year. Nothing unusual there.

There is a tiny bit of hope right at the end on Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July. Both morning and afternoon on Saturday go glassy – no wind at all – with small 2-2ft SSE swell. It’s ordinary surf, but glassy and rideable. Sunday 19th morning even gets a light offshore from the N, with a 1.0ft SSW swell (11 sec period). It’s small, but clean. For a longboard in the early hours, you could get a fun little session.

Overall? Wednesday morning the 8th is the real gem – get it while it’s good. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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