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 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			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	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Turtles Okinawa	Bowls Okinawa	Californias Okinawa
Rating	6	5	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.1 E	1.7 ENE	2.5 E	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.6 E	2.3 N	1.6 N
Period(s) (?)	13	14	16	17	12	13	14	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	12	14	8	7
Energy(?)	3515	5467	4849	7021	2103	1368	2904	1462	1923	1548	1670	1442	665	1548	714	874	970	752	417	168	621	401
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			4:52AM 1.71	3:51PM 1.62		5:13AM 1.82	4:35PM 1.78		5:00AM 1.25	4:14PM 1.33		5:18AM 1.31	4:56PM 1.42		4:49AM 1.35			7:26AM 1.81		8:08PM 2.03	5:35AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		9:51PM 0.56	10:35AM 1.07		10:31PM 0.42	11:01AM 0.90		11:05PM 0.32	10:29AM 0.56		10:51PM 0.11	10:59AM 0.43		11:23PM 0.16	10:47AM 0.24	12:26PM 0.38	11:07PM 0.19		1:35PM 0.05	2:13AM 0.26	11:56AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	13	14	17	10	18	18	16	18	19	20	13	18	18	15	21	15	21	20	20
Low °C	12	10	12	12	12	17	10	17	18	16	18	18	20	12	15	16	14	20	14	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	12	11	11	12	14	17	9	18	18	16	18	19	20	10	18	18	14	21	14	21	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	6:21	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:23	-	-	5:50	-	-	6:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.1 E	1.7 ENE	2.5 E	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.6 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	13	14	16	17	12	13	14	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	12	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.3 NNE	2.4 NE	1.7 ESE	1.3 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.2 NNW	0.5 SE	-	0.4 SSW	0.3 SE	-	0.3 SE	0.6 NNW	-	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	7	10	11	16	17	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	5	-	5	6	-	6	6	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.6 N	-	0.5 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 SW	-	2.3 N	1.6 N
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	5	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	7	4	5	-	8	7

	Saturday 14				Sunday 15								Monday 16								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	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi 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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba
Rating	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.5 E	2.4 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	15	17	17	16	13	13
Energy(?)	3412	3515	5661	5989	5467	4672	4336	3949	8189	7021	6041	5931	5930	6379	3376	1915	3157	1470	1930	2269	2257	2053
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:50PM 1.47					4:52AM 1.71			2:44PM 1.07					3:53AM 1.18				5:16PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)					9:51PM 0.56				9:42AM 0.79				9:45PM 0.14				9:22AM 0.68				9:30PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	9	14	10	17	17	18	10	9
Chill °C (?)	9	12	12	11	12	10	8	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	7	13	8	17	17	18	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 E	2.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.5 E	2.4 E
Period (s)	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	11	15	13	17	16	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	1.3 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.0 NNE	-	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.6 E	1.7 ESE	1.4 ENE	1.8 E	1.1 ENE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	8	7	7	7	7	-	11	11	11	13	13	13	14	17	14	17	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.6 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	6	-	-	-

	Saturday 14														Sunday 15
	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	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi 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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba
Rating	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	5.0 ENE	5.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	2341	3980	3412	3412	3614	3515	4062	4688	8112	7566	7172	6918	6918	5427	3233	5294	2815	3283	3243	4073	2514	2598
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						2:50PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)													9:03PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	8	12	8	16	16	15	7	7
Chill °C (?)	5	6	9	11	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	9	10	5	11	6	15	15	14	4	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period (s)	10	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NNE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	2.0 ESE	1.5 SE	1.2 NNE	1.4 SE	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.6 N	1.3 SE	1.3 SE
Period (s)	17	17	-	-	-	-	-	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	7	10	8	8	8	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.4 NNE	-	5.0 ENE	5.0 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	3.0 NE	1.7 ENE	-	1.6 NE	1.2 N	1.2 N	-	1.4 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	-	11	11	11	11	11	10	7	-	7	8	8	-	7	7

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