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Yuigahama Beach

Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan · Beach break

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

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Yuigahama Beach.

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Spot intelligence.

This is Yuigahama's sandy beach west of the Namerigawa boundary, not the separate Zaimokuza beach. Small, selected waves support lessons. Intermediate is a conservative gate for independent recommendations across changing banks and the retained generic model band, not a claim that beginners cannot learn here. Seasonal swimming areas limit where boards can be used.

Profile source · Surfaround · Yuigahama 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 identifies sand and broad S-to-W swell exposure. Surf Trip Japan's first-hand guide favours SW swell; its N prose and NNE summary support only a coarse northerly wind reference. No preferred tide phase is established by these sources, so scoring is unverified rather than labelled all-tides. The beach operator permits specified leashed soft craft only in the designated soft-board area during seasonal swimming hours; it is not a universal daytime surfing ban. Notices and closures override the profile. The app does not enforce live zoning or turn outside-hours access into a safety or lifeguard guarantee.

NS

Source-informed axes

Swell axis SW · 225°

Offshore wind from N · Intermediate profile

Wave

Beach peaks · bank-dependent

Shallow sand banks

Swell window

SW · qualitative beach reference

0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

N sector · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Bank-specific · check locally

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Yuigahama Beach is defined by beach peaks · bank-dependent over shallow sand banks. 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

SW · qualitative beach reference swell, n sector · light offshore and bank-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 crowded mixed-board lineup, seasonal swim-zone restrictions, buoys and dividing ropes. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Crowded mixed-board lineupSeasonal swim-zone restrictionsBuoys and dividing ropesLarger sets and changing currents
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with SW · qualitative beach reference swell.

Timing

N sector · light offshore

Bank-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.