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 29		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4
	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	Osaki Point Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Lena Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	SW 8	E 12	E 11	S 8	E 14	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	S 10	ESE 7	SSE 10	S 10	NNE 8	E 9
kJ	173	126	129	67	61	38	146	208	284	228	231	130	96	82	121	255	540	347	469	304
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	ESE	ENE	N	SE	W	NE	NE	E	NE	ENE	E	SSW	NE	NE	SSE	SE	SW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		7:14PM2.19m	6:48AM1.84m			7:38AM1.90m		6:21PM1.55m	6:46AM1.45m		6:43PM1.53m	7:35AM1.35m		7:52PM1.56m	9:51AM1.47m		9:17PM1.72m	11:15AM1.35m	2:35PM1.61m	10:09PM1.81m
Low Tide		1:14AM0.58m			00:01AM0.45m		12:50PM0.58m	00:35AM0.39m		12:38PM0.59m	1:13AM0.35m		1:04PM0.75m	2:45AM0.43m	3:16AM0.36m	3:06PM0.93m		4:17AM0.45m


mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	5	5	—	—	—
Max °C	29	27	30	25	24	29	29	24	27	27	26	28	27	27	26	25	26	28	32	27
Min °C	28	26	30	24	23	27	29	24	26	27	24	27	27	27	26	24	26	27	30	25
Chill °C	29	27	30	25	24	29	29	24	27	27	26	28	27	27	26	25	26	28	32	27
	—	—	5:33	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:11	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:39	—	—
	6:32	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:42	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SSE 7	S 7	ENE 5	E 11	S 8	E 11	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	SSE 10	S 10	NNE 8	E 9
kJ	44	94	54	21	61	34	83	208	284	228	231	79	62	77	73	142	540	347	211	304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	E 12	SE 10	E 12	SE 10	SSE 6	E 14	E 11	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	S 10	S 9	E 9	ESE 9	—	SSE 8
kJ	8	99	27	67	27	16	146	59	51	28	76	130	96	82	121	81	83	203	—	192
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	SW 8	ENE 5	E 6	—	W 5	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 7	—	NNE 8	—
kJ	173	126	129	19	22	—	11	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	255	128	—	469	—
Sea °C	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29
Diff °C	+1.6	+0.4	+1.4	+1.2	+1.2	+0.5	+1.2	+1.2	+1.2	+1.0	+1.2	+1.2	+1.0	+1.0	+1.4	+1.5	+0.5	+2.2	+2.0	+0.4

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