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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Japan Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Japan Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Japan Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Japan Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Japan Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Japan Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Japan Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Japan Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Japan Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Japan Wavefinder

	Sat 31		Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	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	Chikura Chiba	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aja Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 17	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	ESE 13	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 12	SSE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 10	SSE 12	NNE 8
kJ	2302	2240	1825	2720	1435	814	669	772	563	684	1704	1026	774	734	890	1442	1794	1080	887	501
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	NE	ESE	WSW	N	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	NNE	SSE	WSW	NNE	S	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		8:24PM1.60m	10:23AM1.25m		6:50PM1.31m		1:03PM1.47m	8:17PM1.17m		2:10PM1.53m	1:53AM1.44m		2:32PM1.56m			3:16PM1.85m			1:56PM1.39m
Low Tide				2:10PM1.13m		5:21AM0.48m			7:02AM0.59m		8:27PM0.97m	7:42AM0.64m		10:17PM0.78m	9:00AM0.62m		9:35PM0.70m	8:16AM0.67m		10:33PM0.41m


mm	3	—	—	1	1	2	—	4	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	20	15	16	21	21	18	21	15	19	20	15	15	16	24	21	23	21	21	22	19
Min °C	19	13	16	19	18	18	18	14	15	16	14	14	16	23	18	21	18	19	20	15
Chill °C	20	15	16	21	21	18	21	14	19	20	14	14	16	24	21	23	21	21	22	19
	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:03	—	—
	4:47	—	—	4:46	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:12	—	—	4:54	—	—	5:22	—	—	4:38	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 17	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 13	SW 7	SSE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 12	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 8
kJ	2302	2240	1825	2720	1435	814	221	772	563	591	1704	1026	774	734	622	1442	1794	978	657	297
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SE 20	SSE 18	SSE 16	E 9	E 9	SE 13	SSW 6	SE 15	SE 15	—	E 7	ESE 8	N 7	SSE 13	E 11	SE 13	S 12	SSE 12	ESE 11
kJ	116	913	1332	787	59	28	669	47	453	684	—	59	196	24	890	585	1325	1080	887	286
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	—	NE 6	SW 6	SSW 5	SW 6	WSW 7	ENE 9	NNE 6	—	NNE 5	NNW 4	—	—	N 3	—	—	WSW 4	—	NNE 8
kJ	268	—	31	23	62	185	191	53	53	—	44	14	—	—	6	—	—	8	—	501
Sea °C	24	25	24	24	22	25	25	22	25	25	25	22	22	27	25	26	26	24	22	26
Diff °C	+1.7	+2.1	+1.3	+1.4	+0.1	+1.8	+1.8	+0.1	+1.2	+1.8	+1.2	-0.9	-0.9	+1.1	+2.1	+1.5	+1.5	+1.3	+0.1	+1.6

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