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

	Sat	Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	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	Nunoshima Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Buma Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aja Okinawa	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa
Rating	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.3 S	1.8 SW	0.9 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.6 W	1.2 S	0.6 S	1.0 N	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.3 SE	1.5 SE	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	9	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	7	8	7	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	6828	2567	1118	1058	142	139	113	170	333	223	77	124	69	68	147	186	491	674	1100	342	510	688
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:10AM 1.85		8:04PM 1.66	7:17AM 1.71		8:31PM 1.45	7:25AM 1.55		9:38PM 1.35	7:48AM 1.47		9:41PM 1.00	8:14AM 1.37		12:55AM 1.21	8:07AM 1.21		2:40AM 1.51	3:13AM 1.23	12:16PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)	2:28AM 0.59		1:31PM 0.23	1:36AM 0.83		1:57PM 0.05	1:48AM 0.85		2:34PM 0.37	2:38AM 0.90		3:25PM 0.30	1:22AM 0.89		3:47PM 0.30		4:09AM 1.15		6:45PM 0.46	7:59AM 1.12		7:39PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	12	7	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	10	12	21	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	18	17	19	21	19	16	19	10	13	20	14	17	18	15	16	20	21	23	21	18
Low °C	16	16	17	15	17	20	15	15	19	8	9	20	13	16	17	15	15	18	20	22	20	17
Chill °C (?)	19	16	18	17	19	21	19	16	18	6	11	20	14	16	18	15	16	20	21	23	21	18
Sunrise	-	5:33	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.3 S	1.3 SE	0.9 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.6 W	1.2 S	0.6 S	1.0 N	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.3 SE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.4 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	7	8	9	9	8	8	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.8 SW	0.1 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.6 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	11	15	8	8	6	6	6	6	8	9	9	7	5	11	11	-	-	-	9	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SSW	-	-	1.8 SW	-	0.4 SSW	-	1.0 NE	1.5 N	1.3 NE	0.9 NNW	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.5 S	-	1.5 SE	2.3 SSW	2.5 SW	0.5 N	1.7 SSW	2.4 SW
Period (s)	11	-	-	9	-	6	-	4	6	6	4	5	-	-	7	-	8	7	8	3	8	8

	Sat		Sunday 05								Monday 06								Tuesday 07
	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	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	3	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	3.5 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSE	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.5 SW	0.6 SE	1.3 SW	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	9
Energy(?)	909	3478	9139	3555	1352	1097	1281	1118	794	504	1058	1039	668	284	390	104	294	129	125	90	88	135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		7:40PM 1.86				6:47AM 1.68				8:08PM 1.58			5:59AM 1.36	7:04AM 1.61					9:01PM 1.67			8:08AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)				1:12AM 0.72				1:15PM 0.15				12:54AM 0.66				1:57PM 0.05				2:38AM 0.73
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5
Temp. °C	19	17	19	18	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	15	16	15	18	19	16	19	18	22	23	15
Chill °C (?)	19	17	19	18	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	14	16	14	18	19	15	19	18	22	23	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.5 SSE	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.2 S	1.4 SSE	1.3 SE	1.5 SSW	0.9 ESE	1.0 SSW	1.5 SW	0.7 S	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	9	9	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	-	-	2.0 SSE	-	1.5 SE	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.9 ESE	0.1 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 SE	0.1 NE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SE	0.1 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.1 NW	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	7	-	-	9	-	9	15	15	9	15	8	8	11	9	9	8	15	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	3.5 S	4.5 SSW	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	1.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	-	-	-	1.3 SW	-	-	0.7 S	1.2 SW	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	8	10	11	-	-	3	-	-	8	9	9	9	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	5	3

	Saturday 04	Sunday 05
	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	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	3	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	4.0 S	6.0 SSW	5.5 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 S	4.5 SW	1.7 SSW	4.5 SSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	10	11	11	10	11	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	8	8	8	8	9
Energy(?)	634	5867	7615	6881	4220	3545	2774	3039	7124	6828	7049	2345	3887	2757	9177	1127	8149	284	284	211	138	86
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					7:30PM 1.74											6:47AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	7	-	2	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	20	21	20	19	18	19	18	17	18	19	19	18	18	16	18	16	16	18	19	20
Chill °C (?)	20	21	19	21	20	19	16	18	18	16	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	16	16	18	19	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	3.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	-	0.1 NE	3.5 S	4.5 SW	1.8 SSE	4.0 SSW	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	7	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	-	10	10	11	9	11	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	-	-	1.7 SSW	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	10	-	15	15	7	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	4.0 S	6.0 SSW	5.5 SSW	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 S	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	4.5 SSW	0.6 NNW	4.5 SSW	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	0.5 SW
Period (s)	8	10	11	11	10	11	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	-	11	3	11	-	-	6	-	3

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