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

	Sat		Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Sat
	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	Nagata Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Californias Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Turtles Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Castles Okinawa	Balls Bowls Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.4 E	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 E	0.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.4 E	1.3 SE	1.3 E	1.1 ESE	1.3 SE	1.4 SE	0.9 ESE	1.3 S	1.8 NE	0.9 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period(s)	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	9	9	9	9
Energy	240	322	296	277	223	214	405	105	515	311	542	549	232	348	478	404	274	420	137	313	200	96
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:26PM 1.96	5:34AM 1.99			3:49AM 1.53		7:42PM 1.81	7:51AM 2.14		8:44PM 1.85	7:30AM 1.86		9:47PM 1.76	7:53AM 1.79		10:32PM 1.57	6:32AM 1.36		11:37PM 1.53	10:28AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)		11:58PM 0.86		1:33PM -0.11	10:25PM 0.98	11:13AM -0.10	2:13PM -0.11	1:03AM 0.96		2:29PM -0.06	2:07AM 1.05		3:13PM 0.03			3:02PM 0.19			5:03PM 0.35		5:12AM 1.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	3	1	1	10	2	-	-	5
High °C	23	21	22	23	20	22	23	20	23	25	20	22	24	21	22	24	21	19	24	19	21	24
Low °C	22	19	21	22	19	21	23	19	23	24	20	21	24	21	21	22	19	18	23	18	21	24
Chill °C (?)	23	21	22	23	20	22	23	20	23	25	20	22	24	21	22	24	21	19	24	19	21	24
Sunrise	-	-	5:16	-	-	4:31	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	4:28	-	-	4:58	-
Sunset	7:04	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	0.1 SE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.1 SE	0.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.4 E	1.3 SE	1.3 E	1.1 ESE	1.3 SE	1.4 SE	1.0 S	1.3 S	0.6 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	1.1 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	8	13	8	8	12	10	9	9	8	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.3 SE	-	-	0.9 ESE	1.1 SSE	0.2 N	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.6 ESE	0.3 N	0.4 ESE	0.1 SW	0.3 N
Period (s)	10	9	9	-	9	9	-	11	-	-	10	8	6	6	6	10	9	10	7	4	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.4 E	-	-	1.7 E	-	-	-	1.3 ESE	1.0 E	0.4 W	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.3 S	-	1.8 NE	0.3 W	1.1 SE	-	1.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	7	6	3	7	7	6	-	7	5	9	-	5

	Saturday 16				Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue
	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	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Californias Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Turtles Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Californias Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Bowls Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 E	1.0 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.1 ESE	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period(s)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9
Energy	240	240	67	227	322	309	306	296	214	277	223	231	223	213	403	214	278	405	351	542	105	99
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				6:26PM 1.96			5:34AM 1.99													8:54PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)	12:00PM 0.04				11:58PM 0.86				10:30AM -0.06	1:33PM -0.11			10:25PM 0.98					2:13PM -0.11				12:52AM 1.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	21	21	20	19	19	21	22	23	22	20	19	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	19	20
Chill °C (?)	23	23	21	21	20	19	19	21	22	23	22	20	19	20	21	21	23	23	23	22	19	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	1.1 E	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.1 SE	1.0 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.1 SE	1.1 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.6 E	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	9	13	8	9	8	8	12	8	12	12	12	8	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.6 ESE	0.3 SE	0.1 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.4 NE	-	0.6 ENE	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 NE	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	11	10	11	6	9	8	8	9	9	-	8	9	9	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 E	-	-	-	-	1.7 E	-	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.2 E	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	8	8	8	-	-

	Saturday 16	Sunday 17
	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	Mera Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period(s)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	213	279	240	240	240	240	269	236	67	203	201	227	227	222	322	322	314	309	309	307	306	308
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										6:19PM 1.97											5:34AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)			12:00PM 0.04												11:58PM 0.86
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	23	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	23	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.3 SE	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	15	6	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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