Kodogawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about your local wave, Kodogawa.

Alright, let’s be honest with each other. This is a tough stretch for this stretch of sandbars. We’re looking at a long run of small, uninspiring surf that’s going to test your patience. The guiding wind, which ideally should come from the northwest to get things clean, just isn’t playing ball. Most of the time we’re dealing with onshore or cross-onshore breezes that are killing whatever little bump there is. The good news is the water is sitting around 84°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so at least the wait won't be a cold one.

The first real chance to get wet comes on the morning of Wednesday the 12th. Now, don't get too excited. We’ve got a small 3ft easterly swell, with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is only moderate (234), and while the wind is a light NNW offshore, it’s not the ideal direction for this break. It’s surfable, but it's very ordinary. You could get a few, but it’s not going to be a session to write home about.

Thursday the 13th morning is a real tease. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with a tiny 2ft southerly swell, but the period is a short 9 seconds. The energy drops right off with only 102. It’s glassy, which is beautiful, but with so little power it’s going to be a lot of work for very little reward. If you have a longboard, you might squeeze out a handful of knee-high wobblers.

We hit a dry spell for a few days after that. Friday, Saturday, Sunday… just poor conditions with onshore winds and tiny waves.

Monday the 17th morning is the best we see in the first week. We get a pulse of easterly groundswell, 4ft at 10 seconds, and the wind goes dead calm – glassy as a lake. The energy kicks up to a decent moderate (317). This is your window. It’s still not pumping, but for Kodogawa, a clean, glassy 4ft easterly is about as good as it gets in this forecast. Get out there early before the seabreeze ruins it in the afternoon.

The next real contender is the period around Friday the 21st. The swell size picks up, but there’s a catch. We see a building southerly swell hitting 5ft in the morning with a solid energy reading (697). But the wind is cross-onshore from the SSW, blowing right across the face. It’s going to be a bumpy, choppy mess. By the afternoon, it gets bigger at 7ft with even more energy (1131), but with a strong, moderate cross-onshore wind. For a sheltered beach setup like this, that’s a write-off for a paddle board. The setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on that Friday afternoon.

The tail end of the run has a few glassy mornings, like Saturday the 22nd and Tuesday the 26th, but the swell drops right back down to the 2ft to 3ft range. It’s clean but weak.

So, to boil it down: the standout is the morning of Monday the 17th. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most balanced session we’ll see – clean and a bit of push. The second best is that very ordinary morning of the 12th. Keep your expectations low, your longboard ready, and your patience high. This spot is inconsistent, and this forecast proves it.

Rusty.

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