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Shichirigahama

Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan · Reef break

Local time — · Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 16:42

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Shichirigahama.

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Spot intelligence.

Shichirigahama is a reef-lined coastal zone, not one uniform sand-bottom beach or a surveyed central takeoff. Intermediate is a conservative gate for independent recommendations across the unsplit area. Supervised lessons select the section and conditions; they do not make every crowded reef peak suitable for first attempts.

Profile source · Surfaround · Shichirigahama surf guide
Profile sources & limits

Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from references are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed optima. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Existing map pins remain approximate place markers, not surveyed takeoffs. Nearby places may share an offshore model cell without sharing local waves. Unknown tide response adds no phase bonus or preferred window. Check the actual section, hazards, access notices and personal ability from shore. Surfaround establishes the reef zone and broad swell/wind sectors. Surf Trip Japan's first-hand central-peak guide supplies S swell, N wind and reef/urchin context; those bearings are coarse references, not a promise of equal exposure at every peak. Its low-tide preference is not transferred to the whole zone, so tide scoring stays unverified. Blue Horizon confirms lessons are scheduled around waves, tide and wind. The tourism authority describes a coast unsuitable for ordinary bathing, not a blanket surfing prohibition. No published face height becomes an offshore limit or safe reef-depth rule.

NS

Source-informed axes

Swell axis S · 180°

Offshore wind from N · Intermediate profile

Wave

Reef peaks · section-dependent

Rock reef with sandy shoreline sections

Swell window

S · qualitative reef-zone reference

0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

N · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Section-specific · check locally

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Shichirigahama is defined by reef peaks · section-dependent over rock reef with sandy shoreline sections. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S · qualitative reef-zone reference swell, n · light offshore and section-specific · check locally form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow reef and urchins, crowded longboard peaks, swell-driven currents. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Shallow reef and urchinsCrowded longboard peaksSwell-driven currentsRapidly stronger storm sets
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Reef break

Intermediate. Works best with S · qualitative reef-zone reference swell.

Timing

N · light offshore

Section-specific · check locally. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.