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 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sun
	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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Buma Okinawa	Maeda Point Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Aja Okinawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba
Rating	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	4	4	4	2	0	3	4	4	4	4	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 NE	1.3 N	1.9 NNW	1.1 NNE	1.4 ENE	0.8 E	0.6 E	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 E	2.4 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.1 E	2.2 ENE	-	3.5 E
Period(s) (?)	13	12	11	9	9	7	7	7	10	8	13	14	14	8	15	14	13	14	17	14	-	14
Energy(?)	1677	332	253	122	327	410	265	370	242	124	1039	1263	1428	3	14	448	2069	1732	789	1913	0	4914
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:42PM 1.13	7:32AM 1.34		9:08PM 1.07	7:47AM 1.27		9:27PM 0.90	7:42AM 1.19			8:14AM 1.08			5:10AM 1.01	4:50PM 1.28	6:28PM 0.37	5:16AM 1.46	3:45PM 1.48		5:19AM 1.50	2:13PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 0.58		2:30PM 0.32	1:55AM 0.78		3:13PM 0.35	1:38AM 0.78		3:52PM 0.33							10:45PM 0.31	10:31AM 1.16		8:10PM 0.39	10:47AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	4	9	16	16	7	8	17	12	13	13	9	5	12	7	11	14	13	10	13
Low °C	9	7	5	3	8	16	16	5	7	17	12	12	13	9	3	11	6	9	14	10	9	11
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	0	7	15	14	4	6	16	12	12	12	7	-1	9	3	10	13	12	7	11
Sunrise	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:43	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:52	-
Sunset	5:42	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:34	-	-	6:35	-	-	5:45	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	5:46
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 NE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 NE	0.6 W	0.3 ESE	1.0 NW	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.6 NNW	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.3 NW	0.1 SE	0.9 E	2.4 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.1 E	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 E
Period (s)	13	12	11	9	6	8	8	10	8	7	13	14	14	4	5	14	13	14	17	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.3 NE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SW	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.7 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	4	-	-	13	8	6	10	8	10	11	11	8	11	11	6	6	8	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 NW	-	0.6 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.3 N	1.9 NNW	1.1 NNE	1.4 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 NNW	0.7 ENE	0.7 N	1.2 NE	1.3 N	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	3	9	9	7	7	7	-	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 08				Monday 09								Tuesday 10								Wed
	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	Katagai Chiba	Amatu Chiba	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	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Buma Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Onjuku Chiba	Maeda Point Okinawa	Big Ben Chiba
Rating	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.4 NNE	1.0 NE	1.6 N	1.6 N	1.6 ENE	1.3 N	1.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	11	11	7	8	7	8	7	8	7
Energy(?)	432	478	1569	1269	976	880	734	253	205	192	371	379	217	233	256	233	138	357	322	321	207	359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:23PM 1.20				7:01AM 1.30									11:28AM 0.44				11:17PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		1:14PM 0.19				1:40AM 0.70				1:48PM 0.22				1:27AM 0.68		6:21AM 0.74			5:13PM 0.61			1:19AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	5	9	10	13	13	2	8	11	8	7	16	16	8	16	6
Chill °C (?)	5	8	9	10	10	10	8	1	8	8	11	11	0	6	9	6	7	15	15	4	15	3
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 NNE	1.0 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 E	1.3 N	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	11	11	9	8	12	12	10	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.5 NE	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.1 SE	-	0.6 SW	0.5 WNW	0.4 W	0.6 NNE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 S	0.3 ESE	0.1 SW
Period (s)	6	5	8	8	7	7	7	4	4	4	7	10	-	6	5	6	9	8	8	9	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.5 NE	0.3 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	1.0 WSW	0.4 NW	1.4 NNE	-	1.6 N	1.6 N	1.6 ENE	0.5 E	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	6	6	-	6	5	7	-	7	8	7	5	7

	Sunday 08														Monday 09
	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	Katagai Chiba	Amatu Chiba	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	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Buma Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Onjuku Chiba	Maeda Point Okinawa	Big Ben Chiba
Rating	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	1.1 ENE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	0.3 SE	1.1 ENE	1.8 NE	1.2 NNE	0.6 NE	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.0 ENE	1.0 N	1.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	3	12	12	9	10	8	7	11	7	11
Energy(?)	509	439	1703	1703	1703	1677	1677	364	358	360	1311	1269	2	338	976	232	76	197	165	290	178	293
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												8:23PM 1.20				12:28AM 1.55						6:51AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)					1:55PM 0.32														3:46AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	3	8	10	7	6	16	16	7	17	6
Chill °C (?)	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	10	9	9	10	10	0	8	10	7	4	15	15	7	16	3
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.1 ENE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.1 NE	2.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 ENE	1.8 NE	1.2 NNE	0.6 NE	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.0 ENE	1.0 N	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	9	12	12	9	10	8	7	11	7	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.5 SW	-	-	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.3 SE	0.2 WSW	1.2 WNW	-	0.2 WSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SW	0.3 ESE	0.3 SW
Period (s)	6	8	-	-	8	8	8	6	6	6	8	8	3	8	7	-	3	8	8	7	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NNE	0.8 NNE	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	0.6 E	0.6 SW
Period (s)	7	5	8	8	8	8	8	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	7	8	7

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