Shichirigahama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, lets have a look at what's coming down the line for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a slow burn to start, but there is a window of proper quality if you can wait for it.

First up, we've got a few small, messy days to sit out. Monday the 6th is a write-off with rain showers and a 9 mph cross-shore wind making a mess of a weak 3 ft SE windswell. Not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday morning the 7th looks much better early. A clean 2 ft groundswell from the SSE with a 15-second period and a light offshore wind from the NE. It will be glassy and clean, but the swell is tiny. The energy is building though, with combined swell energy at a moderate 289. It's a tease of what's to come.

The real standout is Wednesday morning the 8th at Shichirigahama. This is the one to clear the diary for. We get a solid 5 ft SSE groundswell with a long 17-second period, pushing a strong combined swell energy of 1549. Best of all, it's clean with a slight cross-offshore breeze from the east. The swell is big enough to require some experience, so this is for the intermediate crew and above. The water temperature is a normal 74° for this time of year.

From Thursday morning the 9th through the weekend, the swell jumps up but the wind turns onshore from the south. Thursday has a 6 ft S swell (combined energy 1300) with a light cross-onshore wind, so it's a bit bumpy but maybe worth a look if you're desperate. Friday the 10th gets bigger with a 7 ft S swell, but the onshore wind strengthens to 12 mph by the afternoon, making for poor conditions.

By Saturday the 11th, the swell peaks at 7 ft from the SSW (combined energy 2574) but with a 9-16 mph onshore wind, it becomes a blown-out mess. Sunday the 12th drops back to 4 ft but with 19 mph onshore wind. Not for the faint-hearted.

After that, there's a long dry spell. From Monday the 13th through to Saturday the 19th, the swell dwindles to under 2 ft and is constantly hit by onshore winds. Nothing to report, it's a proper flat spell.

Finally, Sunday morning the 19th offers a last chance. A clean 4 ft SE swell (combined energy 428) with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. It is clean and surfable, but the period has dropped to 12 seconds. A decent little morning session before the onshores return in the afternoon.

So to wrap it up: the only true standout is Wednesday the 8th. Get on it early for clean, powerful waves. After that, it's a long wait until Sunday the 19th for a brief, cleaner window. The rest is blown out or flat.

Rusty.

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