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

	Thu		Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Gomoda Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Chikura Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Izumi Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba
Rating	2	4	2	2	4	1	2	1	0	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	4.5 SW	0.6 SW	2.2 WSW	0.8 ESE	0.3 S	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SW	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.3 SE	1.5 SE
Period(s)	6	8	8	8	9	6	9	9	7	6	7	8	8	8	10	7	10	10	10	9	7	9
Energy	195	942	1383	411	3264	72	1453	148	13	398	966	1188	1106	811	38	123	105	126	105	145	251	379
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	4:23PM 1.29		6:21AM 1.95		6:08PM 1.96	5:37AM 1.76		6:45PM 1.71	3:56AM 1.47		7:19PM 1.69	6:14AM 1.73		7:55PM 1.65	5:17AM 1.32		7:09PM 1.06	7:21AM 1.64		8:26PM 1.29	6:07AM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)		11:34PM 0.72			11:53PM 0.66		12:09PM 0.18	12:20AM 0.73	10:55AM 0.10	12:26PM -0.05	12:47AM 0.89		1:02PM -0.03	1:19AM 0.92		12:36PM -0.04	11:51PM 0.78		1:46PM 0.04	12:55AM 1.04		2:02PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	heavy rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	8	11	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	38	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	18	20	20	18	17	21	19	18	19	21	22	21	19	17	19	21	19	21	21	18	18	19
Low °C	18	18	18	15	15	19	18	18	18	20	20	18	18	16	17	21	17	19	21	18	17	18
Chill °C (?)	18	20	20	18	15	21	19	18	19	21	22	21	18	16	19	21	19	21	21	18	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:16	-	-	4:48	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:50	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:45	-
Sunset	6:52	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.1 S	2.0 S	1.6 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.6 SW	1.7 SW	0.8 ESE	0.3 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.7 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.3 SE	1.5 SE
Period (s)	6	13	8	8	9	6	10	9	7	9	10	8	9	10	10	7	10	10	10	9	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.1 NE	0.4 SE	0.8 ESE	0.6 S	0.1 SW	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	0.5 SE	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 W	0.3 SW	0.5 ESE	0.1 SW
Period (s)	9	-	8	7	12	10	9	7	7	-	-	10	-	-	-	10	5	5	6	6	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	3.0 SE	2.5 SSW	3.0 SW	4.5 SW	0.4 NW	2.2 WSW	-	-	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	2.4 SW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SW	1.7 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	-	0.4 S	1.1 SE	-	-
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	9	4	9	-	-	6	7	8	8	8	8	3	5	-	3	5	-	-

	Thursday 30				Friday 01								Saturday 02								Sun
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Kojima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Kurihama Kanagawa	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	1	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.9 SSE	1.3 ENE	1.2 E	2.4 ESE	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.0 SE	0.4 ESE	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	10	9	10	8	9	8	8
Energy	215	245	70	309	272	1188	1475	1383	1542	411	403	219	208	216	1097	1543	213	64	830	209	308	283
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							5:13AM 1.75								4:02AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)	9:49AM 0.15				11:19PM 0.59				9:55AM 0.20				11:35PM 0.60				10:24AM -0.02	12:09PM 0.18			10:55PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	16	-	-	1	1	1	2	8	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	17	21	19	18	18	18	18	16	18	15	14	14	14	15	19	22	21	19	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	12	17	21	19	18	18	18	18	15	18	14	14	13	13	15	19	22	21	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	1.6 E	1.0 WSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 E	2.4 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 S	0.3 NE	1.6 SSW	0.4 SE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SE	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.0 SE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	6	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	10	8	10	8	8	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 SSE	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.4 SE	0.3 NE	0.5 SE	0.2 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.4 S	-	0.1 NE	0.4 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	9	10	6	7	7	9	8	8	13	7	8	10	10	9	9	9	11	-	11	9	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 E	-	0.6 NW	-	-	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSE	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	1.4 WSW	-	-	0.4 W	0.8 SW	2.5 WSW	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	7	-	7	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	7	-	-	3	4	8	-	-	3

	Thursday 30	Friday 01
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Kojima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Kurihama Kanagawa	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	1	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.2 ENE	1.5 SSW	0.8 NE	0.9 ENE	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 SE	1.0 E	2.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 ESE	1.8 SE	2.2 SE	1.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.5 SSE	2.5 ESE	3.0 SE
Period(s)	7	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	5	7	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	8	7	7	8	8
Energy	269	127	141	70	109	182	182	277	82	367	782	626	743	1159	266	436	172	1188	628	229	854	889
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross	cross- off	on	on	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)	9:49AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	1	5	1	1	1	2	1	2	-	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	-	6	2	5	8
High °C	14	15	25	17	18	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	16	17	16	18	16	12	17	17
Chill °C (?)	12	14	25	16	18	16	16	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	14	16	14	18	14	10	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.2 ESE	0.4 NW	0.3 SE	0.9 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 ESE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	2.4 ESE	0.1 NE	1.5 SSE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	6	11	7	10	6	13	13	13	8	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.4 SE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.7 SSW	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	12	10	9	9	9	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	9	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.2 ENE	1.5 SSW	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 SE	1.0 E	2.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 ESE	1.8 SE	2.2 SE	1.5 ESE	1.6 SSW	2.4 ESE	-	2.5 ESE	3.0 SE
Period (s)	7	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	5	7	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	8	7	-	8	8

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