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

	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kodogawa Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.4 ESE	1.3 SSW	2.5 NNE	1.4 E	0.6 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.2 E	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 SE	1.7 SW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WSW	0.3 SSW
Period(s)	7	7	7	8	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	7	8	7	9	8	8	8	5	6	7	7
Energy	1039	377	201	310	778	315	84	993	1155	976	1054	267	192	241	70	84	87	121	207	91	470	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			10:56PM 1.07	9:52AM 1.48		1:11AM 1.40	11:38AM 1.33		6:42PM 1.60		1:52PM 1.26		3:08AM 1.48	2:51PM 1.23		4:04AM 1.75			4:30AM 1.80	5:08PM 1.76		4:24AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		2:29PM 0.23	2:36AM 0.98	4:39AM 1.17			6:39AM 1.12		12:46AM 0.68	8:40AM 0.92		8:17PM 0.53	9:22AM 0.72		9:46PM 0.61	10:23AM 0.59	1:42PM 0.52	10:27PM 0.63	10:54AM 0.44		10:41PM 0.57	10:46AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	cloudy	heavy rain	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	24	-	14	-	-	2	-	-	20	4	12	51	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	14	15	16	14	15	18	16	15	17	16	15	13	21	23	24	18	20	20	17	17
Low °C	18	16	13	14	15	13	15	17	15	15	16	15	14	12	20	19	21	18	19	18	15	15
Chill °C (?)	18	17	12	15	14	13	15	18	15	14	16	15	13	10	21	23	24	17	20	20	16	17
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:31	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52
Sunset	-	7:08	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:51	-	-	6:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 ESE	1.3 SSW	-	1.4 E	0.6 ESE	-	2.5 ESE	-	2.2 E	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 SE	0.6 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.3 E	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	7	8	-	8	9	-	10	-	9	7	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	6	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	-	0.4 SSE	0.3 S	-	-	-	0.1 SE	0.5 NE	0.3 NW	0.5 S	0.3 NNW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	10	8	7	7	-	6	7	-	-	-	11	13	3	6	5	12	12	7	8	7	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.7 ENE	0.5 NW	1.6 ENE	2.5 NNE	-	0.4 N	2.5 ESE	-	2.5 ESE	1.7 NNE	0.9 NE	-	1.1 NE	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	1.7 SW	0.7 WNW	2.1 WSW	-
Period (s)	7	7	3	7	7	-	3	9	-	9	6	4	-	7	-	-	3	-	5	4	7	-

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	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kojima Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Gomoda Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku
Rating	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	2.4 SSW	0.9 E	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 E	1.9 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.7 NNE	2.0 ENE	2.1 E	2.3 E	1.7 ESE	1.2 SE
Period(s)	6	7	6	7	10	8	8	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	9	9	9
Energy	213	231	201	1070	355	628	524	650	510	266	275	234	227	310	239	274	457	804	1049	1288	562	276
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	9:20PM 1.22			8:52AM 1.61	9:06AM 1.62								9:26AM 1.34					2:00AM 1.56			10:47AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		1:05AM 1.00					4:18PM 0.34		9:56PM 0.51		4:43AM 1.19					6:14PM 0.54	10:03PM 0.58			7:54AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	28	1	-	-	12	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	17	18	16	18	17	13	15	14	14	15	16	15	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	16
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	18	16	18	16	11	14	12	13	14	16	15	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	1.8 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 E	0.4 S	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 SW	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 NNE	1.4 E	1.6 E	1.8 E	0.9 ESE	1.2 SE
Period (s)	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.3 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	-	6	6	6	7	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.4 SSW	0.7 NNE	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 E	1.9 ENE	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NNW	1.2 E	0.5 NNE	0.3 N	1.7 NNE	2.0 ENE	2.1 E	2.3 E	1.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	5	8	8	7	8	4	3	3	3	7	5	4	7	8	8	9	9	5

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	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kojima Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Gomoda Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku
Rating	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.1 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	2.0 ENE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 E	1.2 S	1.9 NE	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	1.7 N
Period(s)	6	7	7	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	7	6	8	8	8	7	5
Energy	256	280	280	321	356	260	256	150	351	135	134	132	134	130	355	313	275	352	325	296	141	305
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	9:20PM 1.22											8:23AM 1.49					1:03PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)							3:27AM 1.01													4:43PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	3	5	6	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	18	18	18	17	15	17	17	17	14	17	16	15	14	14	16	16	15	16	16	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	16	14	17	17	17	12	17	16	14	13	13	16	16	13	15	15	14	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.1 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.1 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 S	1.2 S	-	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	10	7	7	10	10	10	10	7	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	8	8	8	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 E	0.1 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	-	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	10	10	13	13	13	13	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	10	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SE	-	-	-	0.6 E	0.6 S	1.0 S	-	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	1.9 NE	0.7 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	1.7 N	1.7 N
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	4	4	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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