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

	Tue		Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Californias Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Katahama Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.5 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.7 E	1.6 ESE	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.9 E	1.4 ESE	2.3 E	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	6	8	10	10	8	9	8	8	9	9
Energy	261	242	457	510	256	514	535	424	394	414	18	141	233	632	856	718	452	817	188	232	253	192
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:46AM 1.53		2:02PM 1.16			3:03PM 1.26	2:35AM 1.34		5:13PM 1.82	6:38PM 1.95			6:37PM 1.88	6:28AM 2.16		6:51PM 1.90	6:10AM 2.05		7:29PM 1.82	4:25AM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)		8:13PM 0.61	8:45AM 0.60		9:08PM 0.64	9:27AM 0.36		8:49PM 0.63	9:20AM 0.07		12:26AM 0.66	9:48AM 0.04		12:13AM 0.77		12:59PM -0.11	12:25AM 0.84		12:14PM 0.05	12:52AM 1.00	11:59AM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	46	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	20	18	20	20	19	21	19	17	18	22	22	20	23	20	23	23	19	20	21	19	22	23
Low °C	19	18	20	19	17	20	17	16	17	21	22	20	21	18	22	23	17	19	20	19	21	22
Chill °C (?)	20	18	20	20	19	21	19	16	18	22	22	20	23	20	23	23	19	20	21	19	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:41	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:33	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:16	-	-	4:31	-
Sunset	6:32	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:34	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	0.3 SE	0.3 ESE	0.7 E	0.3 SE	-	2.1 E	1.9 E	1.4 ESE	2.3 E	1.0 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	8	11	-	10	10	8	9	6	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	-	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.4 NE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.1 S	0.3 ENE	0.6 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	1.1 SE	-	0.9 ESE	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	10	-	9	11	7	10	-	-	10	7	10	9	15	-	14	13	10	-	8	6	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	0.9 NE	1.5 ESE	0.9 E	-	1.6 ESE	2.1 E	-	-	-	1.1 N	0.2 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	10	4	-	6	8	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12				Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Fri
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.5 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.1 E
Period(s)	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	10
Energy	241	330	357	394	320	237	238	219	266	549	555	565	546	538	516	289	208	438	252	235	486	231
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:48PM 1.04				2:46AM 1.53				2:52PM 1.25				2:57AM 1.38					4:34PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)									9:33AM 0.55			7:54PM 0.54					10:49AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	19	17	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	20	17	19	22	21	20	21	16	20
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	19	17	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	20	16	19	22	21	20	21	15	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.5 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 NE	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 NE	0.6 E	0.2 SSE	0.1 NE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	10	11	8	9	-	8	10	8	11	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	11	7	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	-	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Tuesday 12	Wednesday 13
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.4 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.8 ESE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	183	330	226	232	261	294	300	300	329	532	360	360	352	530	326	242	429	454	388	317	376	317
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						2:06PM 1.30												2:28AM 1.33	3:08AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1
High °C	20	19	22	21	20	19	19	19	21	20	18	17	17	20	17	18	17	20	16	17	16	18
Chill °C (?)	20	19	22	21	20	19	19	19	21	20	18	17	17	20	17	18	17	20	16	17	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.4 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.8 ESE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 S	0.2 NNE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	10	-	-	-	11	10	9	9	9	10	9	-	8	9	8	8	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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