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

	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	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	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Corners Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Tengan Okinawa	Kudaka Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Susuki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Corners Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.6 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NNE	1.6 SE	2.3 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.5 SSW	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.5 E	0.8 NNE
Period(s)	11	11	13	12	12	11	16	15	15	14	14	11	11	10	10	11	10	9	8	8	9	9
Energy	227	257	835	521	586	671	1383	3081	3203	3141	2810	1800	828	1129	896	1614	209	462	255	82	81	88
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		5:24PM 1.44	7:25PM 1.75	5:11AM 1.77		6:39PM 1.66	5:28AM 1.69		7:15PM 1.67	6:06AM 1.68		8:34PM 1.78	7:37AM 1.86		8:29PM 1.59	6:43AM 1.51		8:52PM 1.43	7:07AM 1.41		10:23PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	9:56AM 0.06		12:50AM 0.96			12:00AM 0.97		12:24PM 0.17	12:38AM 0.96		12:59PM 0.18	1:55AM 0.97		1:47PM 0.26	1:43AM 1.02		1:49PM 0.18	2:00AM 0.96		4:03PM 0.33		6:41AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	16	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-
High °C	23	22	24	21	23	19	24	24	20	22	22	25	26	27	23	25	25	22	19	24	23	25
Low °C	22	22	23	19	21	18	22	22	20	21	22	25	26	26	22	24	23	20	19	24	22	23
Chill °C (?)	23	22	24	21	23	19	24	24	20	22	22	25	26	27	23	25	25	22	19	24	23	25
Sunrise	4:28	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:54	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:33	-	-	5:09
Sunset	-	6:47	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:14	-	-	6:55	-	-	7:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.6 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NNE	1.6 SE	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.5 S	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	6	11	13	12	12	11	13	15	15	14	14	11	11	10	10	11	10	9	8	8	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 SW	0.4 NNW	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.8 S	1.1 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.8 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.4 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.3 W	0.5 E	-
Period (s)	11	7	6	11	11	15	16	10	10	12	12	8	8	10	11	10	10	9	9	5	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	-	0.4 E	1.7 ESE	1.9 W	1.0 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.5 W	-	1.0 WNW	0.5 E	0.7 ESE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	5	-	10	6	8	7	5	6	-	6	4	4	-	-	-

	Saturday 30						Sunday 31								Monday 01
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 SSE	1.4 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.7 SSE	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.2 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	10	11	11	11	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	14	16	16	15	15	15
Energy	103	227	241	257	313	700	835	912	1240	521	509	586	672	531	671	1719	1045	1383	1276	3081	3526	3395
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	4:08AM 1.64					7:25PM 1.75								6:39PM 1.66			5:28AM 1.69					7:15PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)			9:56AM 0.06					12:50AM 0.96							12:00AM 0.97	12:17AM 0.99				12:24PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	22	23	22	24	23	23	23	24	21	19	23	22	19	18	19	18	22	23	24	22	20
Chill °C (?)	18	22	23	22	24	23	23	23	24	21	19	23	22	19	18	19	18	22	23	24	22	20
Sunrise	4:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 SSE	1.4 SE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	10	6	11	11	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	11	13	13	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 SW	0.4 SE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	0.5 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 S	0.8 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.2 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	6	11	5	7	9	10	6	16	15	11	11	11	11	15	15	16	14	16	16	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NW	-	-	-	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	0.6 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	6	6	3	4	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	6

	Saturday 30	Sun
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Castles Okinawa	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa
Rating	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 SE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE
Period(s)	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	11	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	217	294	103	104	227	227	227	241	241	251	323	257	243	313	313	467	563	700	772	760	835	809
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)																	7:25PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)							9:56AM 0.06															12:50AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	20	18	19	22	22	22	22	23	22	24	22	22	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23
Chill °C (?)	21	20	18	19	22	22	22	22	23	22	24	22	22	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23
Sunrise	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.9 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 SE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.4 SE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	7	11	10	10	6	6	6	11	11	6	14	11	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	11	7	6	6	11	11	11	5	5	11	10	7	7	9	9	9	9	10	10	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.0 E	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 N	-	-	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	4	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	3

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