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 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Balls Bowls Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Okuragahama Kyu Shu	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ada Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	2	3	2	3	2	1	4	4	4	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	0.9 SE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.6 S	1.8 SW	2.3 SSW	1.1 S	2.0 E	1.7 NNE	1.4 E	1.5 E	0.7 ESE	3.0 ESE	3.0 E	1.9 ENE	1.6 E	0.6 ESE	1.8 ENE
Period(s)	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	7	7	8	8	8	7	9	10	9	8	8	9	7	10	8
Energy	218	460	317	284	204	230	505	289	736	1084	244	797	428	595	459	106	1835	1485	1067	455	180	396
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:51AM 2.14		9:07PM 1.77	4:58AM 1.55		9:36PM 1.62	7:34AM 1.61		10:32PM 1.57	9:03AM 1.55		2:56AM 1.60	10:58AM 1.34		1:09AM 1.55		12:09PM 1.36	11:57PM 1.21		2:30PM 1.41	12:16AM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)	1:10AM 1.01		2:29PM -0.06	2:33AM 0.86		3:13PM 0.03	2:46AM 1.06		2:03PM 0.08		3:46AM 1.10	3:57PM 0.33	8:21PM 0.50	5:40AM 0.94	4:51PM 0.37	6:10PM 0.50	6:43AM 0.97			7:45AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	2	1	-	-	-	2	4	24	1	-	-	-	2	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	25	25	24	23	25	23	23	21	22	24	19	18	21	20	25	22	22	17	20	26	20
Low °C	21	24	25	23	23	24	22	22	20	19	22	18	17	21	20	23	20	21	16	19	26	20
Chill °C (?)	22	25	25	24	23	25	23	23	21	22	24	19	18	21	20	25	22	22	16	20	26	20
Sunrise	-	5:41	-	-	4:30	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:56	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:08	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:51	-	-	6:47	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	0.9 SE	1.1 ESE	1.3 SSE	0.6 ESE	1.8 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 ESE	1.4 NNE	1.1 E	0.3 SW	0.7 WSW	1.9 E	1.3 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.1 ESE	0.7 N	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	10	10	7	9	7	8	8	7	7	9	7	6	8	7	9	7	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	1.0 ESE	-	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 S	0.1 W	0.7 E	0.1 S	0.7 ESE	1.6 S	0.9 SSE	0.3 SE	0.6 S	0.6 ESE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	8	-	10	-	10	10	10	7	6	6	7	9	7	7	11	7	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SE	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.9 SW	2.3 SSW	0.7 NNE	2.0 E	1.7 NNE	1.4 E	1.5 E	0.7 S	3.0 ESE	3.0 E	1.9 ENE	1.6 E	-	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	4	3	6	7	7	8	4	8	7	9	10	4	8	8	9	7	-	8

	Mon		Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	Turtles Okinawa	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Californias Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Balls Bowls Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku
Rating	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 E	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.9 E	1.3 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 SE	1.5 SE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.4 S	1.6 S
Period(s)	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	7	7
Energy	425	98	218	797	262	460	459	317	309	317	284	284	256	204	513	230	235	514	505	401	282	289
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		7:42PM 1.81				7:51AM 2.14					9:07PM 1.77								9:36PM 1.62			7:34AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)				2:27AM 0.83				2:29PM -0.06				2:33AM 0.86					3:13PM 0.03			2:35AM 1.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	22	20	21	23	20	24	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	25	24	23	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	20	21	23	20	24	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	25	24	23	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-
Sunset	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.9 E	0.4 SE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 SE	1.5 SE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	-	9	9	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	7	10	10	10	7	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.9 ESE	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.8 S	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	10	-	-	7	10	6	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 E	-	0.6 SE	1.4 E	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 SSE	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	9	-	5	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	3	3	6	6	6	7	7

	Monday 18	Tuesday 19
	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	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa
Rating	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 SE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	11	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	432	425	425	298	299	98	174	218	218	225	848	797	876	282	262	98	128	460	459	459	459	459
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)																6:15AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)												2:27AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	25	25
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.7 ESE	0.6 SE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	11	11	8	11	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.3 SE	-	0.4 SE	0.6 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	10	10	10	11	-	-	-	11	-	10	9	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.6 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	5	5	5	9	9	8	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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