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

	Sun	Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17
	Night	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 Japan	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Green Pole Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Castles Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Gomoda Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Bowls Okinawa	Bowls Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.1 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period(s)	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	9
Energy	149	105	102	196	321	336	288	295	216	203	82	203	380	336	285	234	357	430	411	395	93	198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:48AM 1.56		2:34PM 1.44	2:09AM 1.45		2:38PM 1.48	1:23AM 1.29		4:29PM 1.66	3:00AM 1.46		2:54PM 1.31		4:16AM 1.88	5:27PM 1.73		5:42AM 1.93			5:31AM 2.05		6:40PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)		8:55AM 0.95		7:07PM 0.58	7:07AM 0.76		6:45PM 0.59	7:55AM 0.56		9:06PM 0.68	8:24AM 0.37		10:30PM 0.64	10:51AM 0.17		11:41PM 0.68		12:19PM -0.03	9:46PM 0.91		12:59PM -0.11	12:09AM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	4	-	-	62
High °C	17	19	19	17	22	19	18	24	19	19	20	21	16	19	19	18	23	23	22	23	21	22
Low °C	16	18	18	15	22	18	17	24	19	18	19	21	14	17	18	18	22	22	21	23	20	18
Chill °C (?)	17	19	19	17	22	19	18	24	19	19	20	21	15	19	19	18	23	23	22	23	21	22
Sunrise	-	4:37	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:01	-	-	4:35	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:44	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:35	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.1 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.6 SE	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	15	15	14	13	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	-	0.1 NE	-	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	11	11	11	-	10	-	8	11	9	7	7	10	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.6 N	-	0.7 NE	-	-	0.2 SSW	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	-	-
Period (s)	2	5	5	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	3	-	5	-	-	2	8	9	8	9	-	-

	Sun		Monday 11								Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Sunabe Seawall Okinawa	Sunabe Seawall Okinawa	Mainside Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Green Pole Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 SE	1.7 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	10	9
Energy	288	276	263	114	104	154	103	101	260	276	213	278	221	223	232	268	297	263	266	517	240	224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:24AM 1.39			10:50AM 1.02					12:45AM 1.31					3:32PM 1.46				3:57AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		7:41PM 0.62				8:04AM 1.02				7:13PM 0.59				8:53AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	2	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	22	22	22	17	18	19	19	19	20	17	17	17	17	19	19	22	22	23	17	19	23	17
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	17	18	19	19	19	20	17	17	17	17	19	19	22	22	23	17	19	23	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-
Sunset	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.8 ESE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.1 S	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 SE	1.7 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	11	9	9	9	9	9	10	8	9	9	9	9	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.7 ESE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	9	11	12	11	11	-	10	11	11	10	10	-	11	8	8	9	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	-	0.8 SSE	-	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	-	5	-	5	5	9	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Sunday 10	Monday 11
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Sunabe Seawall Okinawa	Sunabe Seawall Okinawa	Mainside Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Green Pole Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.9 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	1.1 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.5 SE	1.5 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 E	0.7 SE	1.1 ESE	1.5 E	0.6 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	9	10	6	9	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	10
Energy	254	247	288	96	125	151	73	90	136	169	99	100	148	156	43	315	349	349	106	244	400	112
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)																						12:35PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)																		8:35AM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	11	14	-	-	8	-
High °C	22	22	22	18	19	17	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	16	16	22	21	21	19	20	21	19
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	18	19	17	19	17	18	17	18	18	18	16	16	22	21	21	19	20	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.9 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.7 SE	1.1 ESE	0.3 SE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	10	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	12	12	12	10	9	11	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.4 SE	0.1 S	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 N	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	15	14	14	6	11	-	11	11	14	11	11	10	4	14	-	6	5	5	11	12	5	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.9 SSE	-	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.5 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.2 SSE	1.5 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 E	0.8 SSE	0.6 SE	1.5 E	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	3	6	-	6	6	4	6	5	5	-	-	2	8	9	9	5	5	9	-

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