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

	Wed	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03
	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	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Mera Chiba
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	7	7	9	9	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 SSW	1.2 ESE	2.0 SSW	2.1 WSW	0.5 E	0.9 ESE	0.6 SE	1.7 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSE	3.5 SSW	4.5 S	5.5 SSE	3.0 SW
Period(s)	7	8	7	9	8	7	10	11	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	14	16
Energy	610	282	271	343	958	824	81	221	216	1039	1534	1012	1760	3061	2261	3480	3060	6364	6307	10617	12771	4672
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			4:44PM 1.55	1:47AM 1.39		4:22PM 1.26				7:17PM 1.84	6:30AM 1.92		6:46PM 1.97	5:58AM 1.95		7:15PM 1.65	5:26AM 1.51		7:51PM 1.64	6:33AM 1.75		7:28PM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)	9:39PM 0.85	8:23AM 0.34		8:12PM 0.89	9:27AM 0.17		10:52PM 0.93	9:30AM 0.16	12:31PM 0.15	12:48AM 0.95		12:10PM 0.15	12:09AM 1.03		12:22PM 0.16	12:33AM 0.98		1:25PM 0.01	1:11AM 0.98		1:32PM 0.08	12:24AM 0.89
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	2	8	36	11
High °C	22	22	25	22	25	23	23	24	24	23	26	23	22	25	26	22	23	23	21	20	20	22
Low °C	21	22	23	22	25	22	21	23	24	22	24	23	20	23	24	20	22	22	21	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	22	22	25	22	25	23	23	24	24	23	26	23	22	25	26	22	23	23	21	20	20	22
Sunrise	-	4:26	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:24	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:35	-	-	4:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:04	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.3 ESE	0.7 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	0.5 E	0.9 ESE	0.6 SE	1.7 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.3 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSE	3.5 SSW	4.5 S	5.5 SSE	3.0 SW
Period (s)	7	8	7	9	8	7	10	11	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ESE	0.3 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.3 NE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 ESE	0.6 E	0.8 E	-	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.5 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	-
Period (s)	14	10	6	11	9	9	5	6	10	10	10	11	10	-	11	10	9	11	12	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 ESE	-	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	2.0 SSW	2.1 WSW	-	0.8 E	0.3 NE	0.7 N	1.1 NE	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	-	3.5 E	2.2 ESE	3.0 E	1.5 NNE	3.0 E
Period (s)	7	-	7	7	8	7	-	5	3	6	4	-	-	10	-	-	-	9	7	8	5	7

	Wed		Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 E	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.8 E	1.3 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.2 W	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s)	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	7	8	7	7	7	6	10	11	11	11
Energy	290	565	610	706	231	282	203	271	260	436	343	377	547	958	875	824	578	252	81	231	232	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)									3:14PM 1.24			1:47AM 1.39					4:38PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)			9:39PM 0.85			8:23AM 0.34	10:01AM 0.33			8:12PM 0.89					9:09AM 0.15				10:52PM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	21	21	21	22	27	25	22	22	22	22	22	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	20	23
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	21	21	22	27	25	22	22	22	22	22	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	20	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24	-
Sunset	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.8 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.8 E	0.7 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	0.8 ESE	1.0 SW	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	14	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	9	7	10	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.6 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.4 NE	0.6 E	0.3 NE	0.7 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	11	14	14	7	10	10	6	6	10	11	11	10	12	9	9	9	12	10	5	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 E	0.5 S	-	0.9 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.2 W	-	1.3 W	0.7 ENE	0.8 E
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	4	-	6	7	5	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	6	-	7	4	5

	Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 ESE	1.9 E	1.3 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 E
Period(s)	7	7	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	6	8	8	8
Energy	536	546	290	705	264	565	565	610	610	610	1019	706	641	764	231	231	282	282	222	206	203	113
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:19PM 1.55											3:23AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)					7:24PM 0.84		9:39PM 0.85											8:23AM 0.34		10:01AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	24	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	22	22	25	26	27	22
Chill °C (?)	24	24	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	22	22	25	26	27	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:44	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.4 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	8	7	8	14	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	7	8	11	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	1.9 E	0.1 S	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	1.1 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	4	4	-	6	6	6	-

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