Kamakura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. For the next 16 days around Kamakura, it’s a real mixed bag. A lot of flat spells and onshore slop, but there are two distinct windows that’ll get the heart pumping. The water is sitting around a warm 82°F, which is about average for this time of year.

We kick off on Wednesday, the 26th of August, but honestly, don’t bother paddling out. We’ve got a 3ft SSW swell at 12 seconds, but that light cross-onshore breeze makes for a bumpy, marginal feel.

Thursday the 27th is a write-off in the morning with a storm threat, but the afternoon throws us a bone. A clean 2ft S swell appears as the wind turns moderate offshore from the NNE. It’s tiny but clean, so a longboard might get a few.

The weekend is pretty depressing. Saturday the 29th has a glassy afternoon with a tiny 1.0ft swell, which is nice to look at but barely breaking. Sunday and Monday are similar with small, clean but weak dribbles.

Now, the first real standout is Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. It’s not big, but conditions are perfect. A 1ft SSW, long-period 12-second swell will be rolling in with glassy conditions and a north-easterly breeze. It’s going to be clean and pretty. The wave energy is weak (80), but the lack of wind makes it a session for the soul.

Then things get interesting but ugly. Wednesday the 2nd of September sees a big spike in swell – 5ft to 6ft of S groundswell at 16 seconds with very strong wave energy (over 1200). The problem is it’s absolutely howling onshore from the SSW, so it’ll be a straight-up washing machine. That’s more of a windsurf or kite session unless you’re desperate.

Thursday the 3rd remains messy, but we get a window on Friday the 4th of September morning. The swell has dropped to a clean 4ft S swell at 11 seconds, with moderate cross-offshore winds from the NNE. The energy is moderate (377) and the waves will have some shape, making it a decent option for an intermediate surfer.

But the true standout, the one to mark in your calendar, is Monday the 7th of September. Overnight, the swell builds to a solid 6ft to 7ft from the south, with a long 14-second period. The combined energy is cranking at 1369, and Monday morning looks clean with light offshore winds. This is excellent, powerful surf for experienced surfers. The afternoon gets heavy with a 25 mph offshore wind that’ll groom the 7ft sets perfectly, but it’ll be a battle to get out. Tuesday the 8th is the full payoff – a solid 5ft to 6ft S swell with glassy conditions and gentle offshore winds. That Tuesday afternoon, with light air and a glassy surface and 5ft of S groundswell, is the best of the entire run. Expect long, clean lines and some serious grunt.

Things taper off from Wednesday the 9th onwards, with dropping swell and clean but small conditions through to the 10th. That Monday-Tuesday window, especially the 8th of September, is the one to chase.

Rusty

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