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

	Mon	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01
	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	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Chigasaki Jetty Kanagawa	Katagai Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Mera Chiba	Marinas Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 S	1.8 S	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 WSW	0.8 E	1.5 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 S	1.8 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S
Period(s)	10	10	10	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Energy	440	340	210	560	337	239	213	576	513	625	480	779	661	254	746	1415	1105	829	1329	1860	1736	1727
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:16AM 1.32		4:04PM 1.46	12:58AM 1.29		2:46PM 1.13	1:18AM 1.37	3:30AM 1.62	4:18PM 1.61			3:59PM 1.25				7:25PM 1.75	5:23AM 1.92		6:39PM 1.66	5:28AM 1.69		7:06PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		7:23AM 0.61		6:39PM 0.75	8:15AM 0.41		7:24PM 0.84	10:10AM 0.40		9:33PM 0.86	9:30AM 0.24		9:54PM 0.85	9:56AM 0.06	12:52PM 0.24	12:50AM 0.96			12:00AM 0.97		12:14PM -0.01	12:24AM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	27	21	23	23	23	23	26	22	26	27	23	22	25	23	25	24	19	24	24	20
Low °C	19	21	27	20	22	23	22	23	23	20	24	24	21	21	24	22	23	22	18	22	22	19
Chill °C (?)	20	22	27	21	23	23	23	23	26	22	26	27	23	22	25	23	25	24	19	24	24	20
Sunrise	-	4:28	-	-	4:28	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:30	-	-	4:28	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:12	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:04	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	0.7 E	0.9 SW	1.5 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.4 S	1.8 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S
Period (s)	8	8	10	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	12	7	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.7 SW	0.1 SE	0.8 ESE	0.2 ENE	0.8 E	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.7 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	7	10	8	12	9	11	11	6	6	11	12	11	10	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 S	1.6 ESE	-	-	-	1.5 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 WSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	7	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	8	7	6	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	Takegashima Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Onjuku Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Onjuku Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 E	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 S	1.8 S	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.6 S
Period(s)	8	9	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	6	6	8	8	8	7
Energy	222	404	440	392	335	340	334	210	313	273	560	309	343	337	233	239	329	555	213	265	269	576
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				2:14AM 1.56								1:18AM 1.28				2:46PM 1.13	3:42PM 1.68			1:18AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)		8:01PM 0.78				7:23AM 0.61				8:36PM 0.79				8:15AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	2	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	22	22	20	19	20	21	22	27	21	22	21	20	20	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	20	19	20	21	22	27	21	22	21	20	20	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:26	-
Sunset	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.2 SE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SE	0.5 S	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 E	1.3 S	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.6 S
Period (s)	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	8	5	8	7	7	7	8	8	9	6	8	8	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.1 E	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ESE	0.9 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 E
Period (s)	16	16	10	6	6	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	6	9	10	10	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	-	-	0.8 S	-	1.3 E	1.6 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	1.8 S	-	-	-	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	5	-	8	7	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	7

	Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Takegashima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Onjuku Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Onjuku Chiba	Mera Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ESE
Period(s)	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	10	8
Energy	240	216	222	306	212	404	356	440	440	449	396	392	368	335	335	332	379	340	222	222	334	224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)										12:16AM 1.32		2:14AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)					7:03PM 0.69	8:01PM 0.78											7:23AM 0.61		9:54AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	24	24	22	22	21	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	26	26	22	22
Chill °C (?)	24	24	22	22	21	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	26	26	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	16	6	16	16	16	10	10	10	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	9	9	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	-	-	0.7 S	0.8 S	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	4	4	-	-

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