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

7 day 48 hour

	Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Asakawa Shikoku	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands
Rating	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	1.7 S	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 ESE	1.7 ESE	3.0 ENE	1.4 ESE	2.3 ENE	2.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.1 S	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	2.4 NNE	3.0 SE	5.5 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	6	7	7	8	11
Energy(?)	331	68	281	473	237	226	461	724	1663	192	261	1077	275	662	681	362	161	312	453	530	1205	7306
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:21PM 1.28	2:15AM 1.36	9:33AM 1.72		6:08PM 1.79	7:10AM 2.50		8:40PM 2.74	10:52AM 1.86		8:26PM 1.88	7:37AM 2.02		8:57PM 1.99	8:12AM 2.11		9:29PM 2.00	8:56AM 2.11		10:03PM 2.00	9:42AM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)			9:15PM 1.03	4:38AM 0.99	12:31PM 0.28	11:26PM 1.09		4:49PM 0.25	2:25AM 1.27	5:52AM 0.85	5:28PM 0.18	1:54AM 0.93		2:20PM 0.15	2:31AM 0.96		2:59PM 0.14		3:10AM 0.89	3:35PM 0.24		3:52AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	16	8	9	7	6	1	1	3	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	7	1
High °C	29	30	28	28	26	26	26	28	28	29	27	25	26	28	27	30	28	27	32	32	27	28
Low °C	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	24	25	28	26	29	27	26	29	31	26	28
Chill °C (?)	29	30	28	28	26	26	26	28	28	29	27	25	26	28	27	30	28	27	32	32	27	28
Sunrise	5:31	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:18	-	-	4:41
Sunset	-	7:15	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	0.5 W	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SW	1.8 SE	0.5 SW	1.8 SE	1.5 S	1.2 SE	1.0 E	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.6 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	11	12	10	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	10	8	11	9	9	7	8	7	8	7	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.1 S	-	0.4 ESE	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 S	-	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.1 E	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 NNE
Period (s)	12	6	-	12	8	8	9	11	11	10	6	10	6	10	-	9	6	15	11	8	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 SSE	-	1.7 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 ESE	1.7 ESE	3.0 ENE	1.4 ESE	2.3 ENE	2.5 E	1.8 ENE	1.1 S	2.0 ESE	2.2 E	2.4 NNE	3.0 SE	5.5 S
Period (s)	-	6	-	9	6	5	9	9	10	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	6	7	7	8	11

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Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Mera Chiba	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Steps Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Jungmun Beach (Jeju Island) South Korea	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Jungmun Beach (Jeju Island) South Korea	Jungmun Beach (Jeju Island) South Korea	Steps Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.2 SSW	2.1 S	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	11	10	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	235	223	190	331	830	68	314	223	281	258	210	473	509	237	190	221	226	266
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		12:49AM 1.34		8:48AM 1.66												7:23PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)					11:50AM 0.38						4:38AM 0.99			12:35PM 0.35				12:41AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	8	8	7	1	1	2	2
Temp. °C	26	26	26	29	28	30	28	27	27	26	26	28	27	26	26	26	26	26
Chill °C (?)	26	26	26	29	28	30	28	27	27	26	26	28	27	26	26	26	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	4:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.2 SSW	1.2 SW	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	11	10	12	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.5 E	0.1 S	-	0.1 SE	-	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	6	12	12	12	10	6	-	12	-	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.1 S	0.3 SSE	-	0.3 ENE	-	1.0 ENE	0.4 NE	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	6	-	4	-	4	3	9	9	6	6	6	5	5

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