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

	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Osaki Point Shikoku	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Chikura Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Aja Okinawa	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Katahama Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Shida Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa
Rating	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	4	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	0.7 ESE	2.0 S	1.3 S	0.9 N	0.4 SSW	1.1 SE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.7 SSE	0.9 SE	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	0.9 ESE	1.4 SE	0.9 E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	7	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	9	9	7	9	7	8	11	8	10
Energy(?)	2546	1163	1228	271	85	148	167	83	711	443	95	48	128	71	109	429	171	688	556	180	317	219
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:04PM 1.66	7:13AM 1.64		8:31PM 1.45	7:25AM 1.55		9:13PM 1.35	7:54AM 1.36		10:32PM 1.13	7:38AM 1.32		12:37AM 1.19	10:10AM 1.32		2:31AM 1.35		12:56PM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)		1:31PM 0.22	1:35AM 0.83		2:01PM 0.28	1:48AM 0.85		2:34PM 0.37	2:15AM 0.95		1:59PM 0.18	2:14AM 1.02		4:11PM 0.58		4:16AM 1.09			8:05AM 1.10		8:09PM 0.46	8:04AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	22	11	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	16	16	21	25	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	18	19	22	18	15	16	10	12	20	11	13	17	18	18	15	19	21	17	16	24
Low °C	16	18	18	17	22	14	13	13	8	10	20	10	12	15	16	17	15	17	19	17	16	24
Chill °C (?)	16	18	17	19	22	18	14	15	6	11	20	11	13	17	18	18	13	18	21	15	16	24
Sunrise	5:33	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:11	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	6:14	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 S	2.4 S	1.1 SE	1.3 SSW	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	0.7 ESE	2.0 S	1.3 S	0.9 N	0.4 SSW	1.1 SE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.4 SE	0.9 SE	1.1 SE	1.7 S	0.9 ESE	0.5 SW	0.9 E
Period (s)	10	10	8	7	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	9	9	7	9	8	8	11	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	0.1 S	0.1 NE	0.9 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.5 SSE	0.1 NE	0.3 S	0.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 SW	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	0.9 SE	-	0.4 SE	0.7 N
Period (s)	11	15	11	8	6	6	10	6	9	8	9	10	8	11	-	-	-	-	8	-	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	2.4 SW	-	0.6 S	0.6 SSE	0.8 SW	1.4 NNE	1.1 NE	-	0.5 E	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.1 SSE	2.4 SSW	-	2.5 W	1.4 SE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	3	-	10	-	6	4	7	5	6	-	5	-	-	-	5	7	5	7	-	9	8	3

	Sunday 05								Monday 06								Tuesday 07
	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Osaki Point Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Chikura Chiba
Rating	9	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SSW	2.5 SSE	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.6 SE	2.4 S	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 ESE	1.3 SW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 ESE	1.6 SSW	0.8 ESE	1.5 S	0.9 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	9	8	10	10	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	6	9	8	8
Energy(?)	8822	1994	1352	1134	643	1163	840	642	1035	1141	1134	566	388	269	290	87	88	95	335	217	463	215
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				6:47AM 1.68				8:04PM 1.66			5:52AM 1.33	6:28AM 1.45					9:15PM 1.45			8:21AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		1:11AM 0.72				1:15PM 0.15				12:54AM 0.66				2:01PM 0.28				1:59AM 0.94				1:31PM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	13	6	1	5
Temp. °C	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	16	17	16	16	17	19	20	17	22	23	16	14	15	16	14
Chill °C (?)	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	16	17	16	16	16	19	20	16	22	23	16	13	15	16	13
Sunrise	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	2.5 SSE	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.6 SE	2.4 S	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SE	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 ESE	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	11	10	10	9	8	10	10	8	8	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	5	6	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.8 SW	-	1.6 SE	1.3 SSW	0.1 S	1.3 SE	0.9 ESE	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSE	1.1 SE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 NNW	0.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	11	-	9	9	15	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	15	6	6	6	9	9	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	-	0.6 NNE	0.5 N	0.5 NNE	-	-	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	-	-	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	1.6 SSW	0.8 NNE	1.2 NE	-
Period (s)	11	-	3	3	4	-	-	8	9	9	9	-	-	7	8	4	5	-	6	4	5	-

	Sat	Sunday 05
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Osaki Point Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Chikura Chiba
Rating	9	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	5.0 SSW	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSE	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.9 NW	0.8 NNW	1.5 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 S	2.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	11	11	9	11	8	7	8	8	7	7	10
Energy(?)	5742	6460	7375	2354	6719	8062	7650	2109	2407	1880	2340	4788	4563	994	3571	140	149	498	233	163	176	2006
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)										6:18AM 1.57												6:52PM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)					1:11AM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	19	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSE	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.9 NW	0.8 NNW	1.5 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.8 SE
Period (s)	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	11	11	9	11	8	7	8	8	7	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.8 SW	-	-	1.8 SW	-	-	0.1 NE	2.2 SSE	2.5 S	1.6 SE	2.2 SSE	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.0 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	11	-	-	10	9	10	8	9	7	7	9	9	8	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 SSW	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	-	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	0.6 NNE	-	1.8 SW	2.4 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 ESE	-	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	2.5 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	-	11	11	11	3	-	11	10	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	8	3	4	10

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