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

	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	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	Kudaka Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Kugenuma Rivermouth Kanagawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Buma Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	4	5	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 NE	1.5 E	1.2 E	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 E	0.4 SW	1.1 E	0.7 E	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	1.3 SE	3.5 SSW	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.3 S	1.1 NE	1.3 N	1.6 NE	2.5 NNE	0.6 SSW	0.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	12	12	9	4	9	10	4	10	7	9	6	10	8	6	7	6	8	8	8
Energy(?)	186	437	266	1217	1038	290	5	239	95	7	51	287	2184	295	839	240	177	180	315	861	74	163
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:26PM 1.35		4:17AM 1.54	2:40PM 1.55		4:10AM 1.64	1:37PM 1.20		4:38AM 1.73	3:38PM 1.25		4:43AM 1.28	4:27PM 1.36		3:49AM 1.42	4:00PM 1.43		4:14AM 1.39	5:24PM 1.50		4:25AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)			6:24PM 0.25	9:43AM 1.10		9:07PM 0.33	9:58AM 0.87		8:39PM 0.23	10:31AM 0.67		10:11PM 0.24	10:28AM 0.52		10:45PM 0.31	9:54AM 0.47		10:03PM 0.47	10:30AM 0.33		10:32PM 0.55	10:52AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	32	15	16	1	6	1	-	2	-	-	-
High °C	20	17	16	16	17	14	15	17	17	19	20	21	21	18	15	13	16	20	12	16	14	15
Low °C	19	17	14	16	17	14	14	16	16	16	17	18	20	16	13	12	15	19	9	15	11	15
Chill °C (?)	20	17	16	16	17	14	15	17	17	18	20	21	21	16	14	12	16	20	11	14	12	14
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22
Sunset	-	6:29	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:30	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 N	1.5 E	1.2 E	1.6 NE	1.5 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.7 E	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	1.0 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	2.1 S	1.3 S	0.7 NE	0.6 SW	0.8 SSE	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	10	10	12	10	9	10	9	10	4	10	7	18	10	10	8	6	6	7	8	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.1 S	-	1.5 E	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 NE	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 E	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SW	0.1 SE	0.7 SSE	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 E	0.3 SW
Period (s)	11	12	-	10	12	10	12	10	3	12	4	9	18	9	15	16	7	7	14	6	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	0.4 SW	-	-	1.3 SE	3.5 SSW	1.8 S	0.5 N	0.7 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 N	1.6 NE	2.5 NNE	0.7 NW	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	-	-	7	9	6	3	5	6	7	6	8	4	8

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	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Amatu Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Kudaka Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ESE	1.6 E	2.1 ESE	0.8 NE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 ENE	1.2 NE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E
Period(s) (?)	9	10	9	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	12	12	11	10	11	9	9	10	10	10	9	9
Energy(?)	1106	524	701	238	523	318	266	651	675	210	1223	1038	853	738	666	291	290	257	243	235	202	189
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	high-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				1:19PM 1.53								12:44PM 1.01				2:57AM 1.30				2:01PM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)		7:56AM 1.21				7:55PM 0.41								8:33PM 0.19				8:21AM 0.96				8:15PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	17	14	21	18	16	15	12	11	17	16	17	17	17	17	14	14	16	17	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	9	16	13	21	18	16	15	11	10	17	16	17	17	17	17	14	14	16	17	16	16	16
Sunrise	5:33	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	1.6 E	2.1 ESE	0.8 NE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	9	10	9	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 ESE	0.1 S	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	-	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 E
Period (s)	10	-	3	8	12	-	-	12	12	-	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	-	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

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	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Amatu Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Kudaka Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ESE	1.7 E	2.3 ESE	0.8 N	2.0 ENE	1.6 E	1.6 E	2.2 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.5 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	10	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	1305	603	951	138	870	524	514	1310	1158	443	1464	1391	1397	1333	1349	722	688	715	747	474	670	663
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	16	12	19	16	16	17	14	15	17	16	16	17	17	17	13	13	13	13	15	13	13
Chill °C (?)	8	16	9	19	15	16	17	12	14	17	15	15	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	15	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:35	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ESE	1.7 E	2.3 ESE	0.8 N	2.0 ENE	1.6 E	1.6 E	2.2 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.5 E	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE
Period (s)	9	10	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	-	0.3 SW	0.5 ESE	0.1 S	-	-	0.9 NE	0.1 SW	-	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.5 NNE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	10	-	8	8	12	-	-	11	8	-	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	12	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.9 NNE	0.7 N	0.3 NW	0.9 NNE	-	-	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	6	4	6	6	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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