Kodogawa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's on the cards for Kodogawa over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, this is a pretty quiet start for the sandbar. We’ve got a few days of tiny, weak surf to kick things off, but nothing worth paddling out for until we get into the first week of August. The energy is just not there in the beginning.

Friday the 31st through to Saturday the 1st of August are a write-off – flat, weak waves, with the combined swell energy sitting at only 45 and 29. There’s just nothing doing. Sunday morning the 2nd sees a little bump, with a 2 ft swell from the ESE and a long 16-second period, pushing energy up to 199. It’s glassy, which is a bonus, but the waves are just too ordinary to get excited about.

Now, Monday the 3rd is where things start to get interesting. The swell builds to 5 ft from the ESE, with a 16-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 1103. The wind is cross-shore, but light. It’s still a bit marginal, but for the more experienced crew, there’s potential for some fun, lined-up waves. This is a so-so start, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no shocks there.

The real standout, and the only one I’d call a true highlight, is Thursday the 6th of August. The swell is pumping from the ESE at 25 ft to 26 ft, with a 19-second period and a massive combined energy of 38,356. This is serious, powerful groundswell. However, the wind is a fresh cross-onshore breeze, which will chop it up, and the forecast explicitly says the swell is too big for this break. This is experts-only territory, and even then, it’s going to be a wild, challenging session. The long period will make it a bit walled-up at the beach, but for the few who can handle it, there will be some bombs.

Wednesday the 5th also has solid size at 13 ft to 16 ft, with energy up to 10,325, but the wind is less favourable, and the quality is still marginal. The run from the 8th of August onwards drops off quickly, with the swell backing down to 12 ft but cross-on winds and poor conditions spoiling the party. By the 10th, we’re back to weak, choppy surf, and the second week looks mostly flat with small, messy waves and poor conditions.

So, to keep it simple: don’t bother until at least Monday the 3rd. The best shot is Thursday the 6th, but it’s a big, heavy, challenging swell that’s really only for the hardcore crew. The rest of the window is a write-off.

Rusty.

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