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

	Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	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	Izumi Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kojima Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 19	ESE 19	SE 17	SSE 18	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	E 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	693	584	2380	3002	2920	1396	814	591	617	725	1021	1728	1042	919	711	878	1205	1715	1677	1718	762
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SE	NNW	NNW	ESE	WSW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	ENE	N	NNW	ESE	N	NNE	NNE	WSW	NW	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:24PM1.60m	11:04AM1.51m		6:50PM1.31m		1:03PM1.47m	8:17PM1.17m		1:22PM1.50m	1:53AM1.44m		2:54PM1.59m	2:53AM1.46m		3:21PM1.65m			3:49PM1.83m
Low Tide		3:22PM1.24m		3:36AM0.35m	2:10PM1.13m		5:21AM0.48m			7:02AM0.59m		8:27PM0.97m	7:42AM0.64m		9:03PM0.76m	9:00AM0.62m		9:35PM0.70m	7:48AM0.66m		9:00PM0.44m


mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	20	22	15	17	20	21	19	21	15	19	19	16	16	20	17	18	20	20	21	24	19
Min °C	20	21	14	15	19	18	18	18	14	16	16	13	14	18	15	17	18	19	18	20	16
Chill °C	20	22	15	16	20	21	19	21	14	19	19	15	16	20	17	18	20	20	21	24	19
	5:56	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:03	—	—
	—	5:25	—	—	4:46	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:22	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 10	SE 17	SSE 18	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 13	SW 7	SE 12	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	ESE 10	E 11	ESE 11	E 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	180	349	2380	3002	2920	1396	814	287	617	725	1021	1728	1042	919	363	669	1205	1715	1677	1567	762
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 19	ESE 19	SE 20	—	SSE 16	E 9	—	SE 13	SSW 7	SE 15	—	—	NW 5	E 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SSE 12	ESE 12	SW 8
kJ	693	584	913	—	787	59	—	591	66	330	—	—	10	73	711	878	1185	1144	694	129	223
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	—	N 4	NW 4	SW 6	SSW 5	SW 6	SW 7	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 5	NW 4	NE 6	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	—	—	ENE 11	WSW 8
kJ	82	—	13	11	30	39	240	381	9	40	11	71	19	186	10	28	22	—	—	1718	744
Sea °C	23	26	26	23	24	22	25	25	22	25	26	25	23	25	26	26	26	26	22	26	24
Diff °C	+0.3	+1.5	+2.2	-0.5	+1.4	0.0	+2.1	+2.1	0.0	+0.9	+2.3	+0.9	-0.5	+2.1	+2.2	+2.2	+2.2	+1.2	0.0	+1.5	+1.1

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