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

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	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Steps Okinawa	Mera Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Buma Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Shida Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Chokusen Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	4	6	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	2	4	8	5	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 10	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 17	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 12	SSE 9	S 8	SSE 10	S 12	SSW 12	SSE 8
kJ	198	502	87	196	621	1358	5089	5627	4743	5895	3906	1805	995	658	191	1338	4179	3666	735
Wind (km/h)	N	ESE	E	NNW	SSE	SSW	W	NNE	SSE	ENE	E	SSE	W	ESE	SSW	WSW	SE	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	9:26PM1.25m		3:52PM1.25m	11:30PM1.23m		4:09PM1.21m		4:51AM1.64m	5:17PM1.80m		4:25AM1.62m	5:50PM1.85m		5:03AM1.72m	4:43PM1.40m	6:18PM1.85m	7:03AM2.08m		6:53PM2.05m
Low Tide		10:24AM0.64m		7:26PM1.15m	8:37AM0.36m		10:27PM1.07m	11:44AM0.38m		10:58PM0.95m	11:09AM0.25m		11:22PM0.84m	11:39AM0.19m		00:05AM0.72m		1:32PM0.34m	00:38AM0.78m


mm	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	—	1	—	4	—	—	—
Max °C	25	28	26	25	28	28	26	29	30	26	30	29	27	31	29	26	29	29	28
Min °C	23	28	26	24	27	27	25	28	27	26	29	28	26	29	27	25	28	28	26
Chill °C	25	28	26	25	28	28	26	29	30	26	30	29	27	31	29	26	29	29	28
	—	6:03	—	—	5:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	5:33	—	—	5:33	—	—	6:05	—	—
	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:52	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 10	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 17	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 12	SSE 9	E 13	E 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 8
kJ	198	502	87	196	621	1358	5089	5627	4743	5895	3906	1805	995	486	173	67	2894	3666	616
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	E 9	SW 8	E 9	SSE 18	ESE 12	E 11	SW 9	E 14	E 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 11	S 9	ENE 15	ENE 15	E 15	E 13
kJ	7	14	35	56	540	79	10	67	16	91	166	311	314	487	28	42	22	17	126
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 8	SE 4	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	SSE 9	S 8	SSE 10	S 12	E 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	88	7	—	—	—	—	87	—	—	370	—	—	658	191	1338	4179	110	735
Sea °C	27	29	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	29	29	29	29
Diff °C	+0.3	-0.1	+0.5	+0.3	+0.5	+0.6	+0.5	-0.4	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	+0.5	+0.5	+0.6	+0.3	+0.1	-0.2	-0.2	+0.2

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