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

	Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5
	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	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Osaki Point Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 13	SE 16	ESE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SW 7	ESE 13	SSE 12	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	1271	699	339	723	1925	1081	3427	3158	2053	987	640	534	461	1067	1032	915	1358	1262	2125	2253	2766
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	NE	WNW	NE	ESE	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	ESE	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	SE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		5:26PM1.51m		9:03AM1.31m		8:27PM1.79m	10:23AM1.25m		6:50PM1.31m	11:39AM1.22m	1:00PM1.47m	11:05PM1.51m		2:05PM1.52m	1:16AM1.34m		2:59PM1.69m	2:53AM1.46m	3:12AM1.59m	3:28PM1.74m
Low Tide		12:03PM1.04m	1:06AM0.09m		1:12PM1.11m			2:10PM1.13m		3:13AM0.34m		6:24PM1.30m	5:02AM0.49m		8:03PM1.01m	7:42AM0.64m		9:03PM0.76m	9:18AM0.63m		9:58PM0.58m


mm	4	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Max °C	21	23	21	22	21	19	17	20	21	21	21	18	20	20	16	15	19	18	22	23	21
Min °C	19	21	19	20	19	17	16	19	16	17	18	15	17	18	15	15	18	17	20	21	19
Chill °C	21	23	21	22	21	19	17	20	21	21	21	18	20	20	14	15	19	18	22	23	21
	5:56	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:46	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 13	SE 16	ESE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSW 7	ESE 13	SSE 12	SE 14	SSE 14	ESE 8	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	769	699	339	723	1925	1081	3427	3158	2053	987	211	534	461	1067	1032	364	1358	1262	2125	2253	2766
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 14	SE 13	SE 19	SW 6	ESE 10	NE 12	WSW 6	E 9	E 9	SE 13	NE 6	SSW 6	NE 5	NW 4	SSE 13	E 8	ESE 9	ENE 9	E 11	E 10
kJ	54	72	171	700	40	265	6	12	87	42	563	38	28	20	19	915	196	216	612	1197	951
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	—	—	SW 6	—	—	NE 6	E 9	SSE 5	SW 5	SW 7	NNE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	NW 4	—	NNE 4	NNE 3	ENE 10	—	—
kJ	1271	—	—	105	—	—	52	282	44	24	640	118	14	80	24	—	14	5	1226	—	—
Sea °C	23	23	23	24	24	26	24	24	23	23	26	26	24	26	23	23	26	26	26	26	26
Diff °C	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+1.2	+1.2	+1.5	+1.2	+1.5	+0.6	+0.6	+2.4	+1.5	+1.2	+2.5	-0.3	-0.3	+1.5	+2.4	+1.5	+1.2	+1.5

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