Japan Surf

Detailed Japan surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Japan. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Japan. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Japan over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Japan and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Japan Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue		Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Chigasaki Jetty Kanagawa	Castles Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Onjuku Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Bowls Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Maeda Point Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.3 SSE	0.8 ESE	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.0 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 ESE	1.1 ESE	2.1 SSW	0.6 SE	1.0 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 N	0.6 SE	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.8 SE	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE
Period(s)	8	7	9	5	6	7	6	7	10	9	7	10	10	11	6	10	9	9	10	9	10	9
Energy	91	18	227	147	323	173	146	162	215	181	545	82	216	77	40	80	241	263	124	141	224	184
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:02PM 0.31		7:39AM 0.23		12:41AM 1.55	7:45AM 1.56		9:20PM 1.20	8:38AM 1.52		12:36AM 1.50	10:49AM 1.42		1:06AM 1.47		12:39PM 1.40	1:51AM 1.64	11:08AM 1.00		12:45AM 1.31		3:29PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)		11:57PM 0.07	10:07AM 0.22	3:48PM 0.39	6:03PM 0.44		1:22PM 0.27	1:35AM 1.05	3:28AM 1.19	5:03PM 0.46		5:25AM 1.13	5:48PM 0.56	6:02PM 0.55	7:30AM 1.05		6:31PM 0.70	6:15AM 0.80	5:34PM 0.55		7:07AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	48	3	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	21	21	18	19	19	20	19	22	20	19	20	17	19	18	19	21	20	17	21	21
Low °C	17	16	20	20	17	18	19	18	19	20	17	18	20	13	19	18	18	20	19	16	20	20
Chill °C (?)	18	15	21	21	18	19	19	20	19	22	19	19	20	16	19	18	19	21	20	17	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:20	-
Sunset	7:05	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:31	-	-	7:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.3 SSE	1.1 E	0.7 N	1.1 ESE	1.0 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 S	1.1 ESE	0.6 SE	1.5 SSW	1.0 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 N	0.6 SE	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.8 SE	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE
Period (s)	8	7	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	9	10	8	10	11	6	10	6	5	10	9	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 SE	0.8 ESE	-	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.8 ESE	-	0.1 NE	0.6 SE	0.3 NE	0.2 SSW	0.5 ESE	-	-	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	10	9	-	9	10	10	11	10	-	11	10	4	6	10	-	-	12	4	11	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 S	0.8 SSE	1.5 E	1.4 E	0.1 NE	-	-	-	0.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.4 SW	-	0.8 NW	0.9 E	-	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.5 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	3	4	5	6	7	-	-	-	3	7	8	-	4	4	-	9	9	3	-	-	-

	Tuesday 05				Wednesday 06								Thursday 07								Fri
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Turtles Okinawa	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Chigasaki Jetty Kanagawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Sunset Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	1.2 E	0.8 NNE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.8 SSE	0.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 E	1.0 ESE	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SSE	1.1 S	1.2 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	6	10	9	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	9
Energy	133	148	161	288	85	76	86	70	92	248	336	216	217	254	381	243	294	202	235	311	280	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			4:02PM 0.31				5:13AM 1.42						9:48PM 1.46			8:17AM 1.70				9:00PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)						1:45AM 1.02					3:14PM 0.22							1:46PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	21	18	15	16	17	18	18	21	20	21	21	21	18	19	21	19	19	18	17	22
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	17	15	16	16	18	18	21	20	21	21	21	18	19	21	19	19	18	17	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SSE	0.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.0 ESE	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SSE	0.9 S	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	6	9	10	9	6	10	9	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 NNW	0.2 W	-	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 SE	0.6 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.8 NE	0.2 NNW	0.2 N	0.8 ESE	-	-	0.7 ESE	0.9 S	0.5 SE	0.8 SE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	4	5	6	6	4	-	11	11	5	5	9	5	6	6	9	-	-	10	7	10	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.8 SE	1.2 E	-	0.6 SE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.2 E	1.3 NNW	1.4 E	-	-	-	1.0 NE	-	0.9 NE	-	-	1.1 S	1.1 S	-
Period (s)	3	5	6	10	-	4	5	6	4	7	6	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	7	7	-

	Tuesday 05														Wednesday 06
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Turtles Okinawa	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Chigasaki Jetty Kanagawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Sunset Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.6 S	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.1 E	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.8 ESE
Period(s)	8	9	9	7	8	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10
Energy	102	107	133	35	91	47	82	48	81	158	272	142	109	176	78	78	106	119	77	85	86	211
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													9:06PM 1.52								5:13AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
High °C	19	20	21	16	19	18	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	16	17	17	17	19
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	15	19	18	15	15	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	15	16	16	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.4 ESE	0.5 S	0.1 SW	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	9	7	8	10	7	8	10	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.5 ESE	-	0.3 S	0.5 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	4	9	-	6	10	10	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	6	11	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.8 ENE	0.4 W	0.2 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 S	-	0.9 ENE	1.1 E	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.2 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	3	3	3	4	5	3	5	7	-	5	10	4	4	5	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6

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