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

	Sun	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Takegashima Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Mera Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Gomoda Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.3 SE	1.4 E	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SW	1.0 S	1.7 SSE	1.9 S	2.1 SSE	1.8 S
Period(s)	8	8	8	10	7	10	7	8	7	7	6	7	8	7	6	8	7	7	13	14	14	14
Energy	1113	549	578	450	213	212	282	512	293	263	350	668	1023	207	238	720	567	211	1054	1658	1770	1396
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:37AM 1.53		12:46PM 1.35	12:16AM 1.32		4:04PM 1.46	12:58AM 1.29		2:33PM 1.13	1:18AM 1.37	3:20AM 1.85	4:45PM 1.55		3:55AM 1.64	5:25PM 1.61	2:55AM 1.34		4:49PM 1.29	6:26PM 1.78	4:38AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		7:32AM 0.74			7:23AM 0.53		6:39PM 0.75	9:34AM 0.52		7:24PM 0.84	10:01AM 0.33		9:59PM 0.91	10:42AM 0.30		9:29PM 0.82	9:56AM 0.06		11:50PM 0.97	11:32AM 0.17		10:07PM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	2	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	21	21	23	20	22	24	21	23	22	22	25	25	21	25	26	24	22	23	23	23	25	19
Low °C	20	20	22	20	21	24	20	23	22	21	24	24	20	24	25	20	21	22	21	21	23	18
Chill °C (?)	21	21	23	20	22	24	21	23	22	22	25	25	21	25	26	24	22	23	23	23	25	19
Sunrise	-	4:37	-	-	4:31	-	-	4:56	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:28	-	-	4:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:12	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:05	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.3 SE	1.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	1.5 SE	1.1 S	0.5 E	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.2 SW	1.0 S	1.7 SSE	1.9 S	2.1 SSE	1.8 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	10	7	8	10	7	6	8	7	7	10	11	7	7	13	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSE	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.7 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.6 E	0.3 SE	0.6 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	0.8 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.3 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	11	7	10	11	9	10	15	14	10	9	10	9	8	8	11	7	11	11	10	11	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	-	-	1.2 SW	-	1.4 E	1.6 SE	-	1.6 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SW	-	1.5 SW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SW	0.7 NE	0.6 NNE	0.7 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	-	5	-	8	7	-	6	7	8	-	6	8	7	4	5	11	-	-

	Sun		Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Asakawa Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 SE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 E
Period(s)	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	8	9	9	10	9	8	7	9	10	8	7	7	6	7	8
Energy	934	1248	1113	1041	1043	549	596	578	468	395	450	304	330	213	208	212	240	223	282	271	386	512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:37AM 1.53				12:46PM 1.35				2:27AM 1.66								2:50AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		6:10PM 0.64				7:32AM 0.74				8:01PM 0.78				7:23AM 0.53	9:54AM 0.65			6:56PM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	21	20	20	20	23	23	23	21	20	21	20	21	24	24	24	21	21	21	20	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	21	20	20	20	23	23	23	21	20	21	20	21	24	24	24	21	21	21	20	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:41	-
Sunset	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.2 SE	1.4 E	1.0 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 SE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	8	7	9	10	8	7	7	6	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 SW	0.1 E	1.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	7	-	8	8	7	11	7	7	7	16	10	16	6	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	-	-	-	-	1.2 ESE	-	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	0.4 SSE	-	-	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 E
Period (s)	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	4	5	4	-	-	6	7	8

	Sunday 24	Monday 25
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	8
Energy	556	540	934	937	1253	1248	1236	1237	1113	1113	1041	1041	1058	1067	1043	511	984	549	543	609	596	583
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											1:37AM 1.53											12:46PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)																	7:57AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	21	20	20	23	23	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	21	20	20	23	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.8 E	1.7 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	7	-	-	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	11	11	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	-	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	-	9	8	8	9	9	8

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