Shichirigahama
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan · Reef break
Local time — · Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 16:42
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Shichirigahama.
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 guideProfile 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.
- Surfaround · Shichirigahama surf guide
Reef bottom and broad SE-to-W swell exposure with northerly offshore winds; not proof of identical peaks or universal beginner suitability
- Surf Trip Japan · first-hand central-peak guide
Central reef, S swell, N wind, concentrated longboard crowds and urchins; its low-tide preference remains section-specific
- Blue Horizon · Shichirigahama surf school
Local instructors choose lesson timing using waves, tide and wind; coaching is not an all-condition independent-surfing endorsement
- Kamakura Tourism Association · Shichirigahama coast
Official coast identity and warning that the coastal setting is unsuitable for ordinary bathing, not a blanket surfing ban
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 · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Shichirigahama 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
02S · 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
03Choose 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.
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.