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

	Wed		Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wed
	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	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Takegashima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Chikura Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Kurihama Kanagawa	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	4.0 SE	1.8 ESE	3.0 S	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period(s)	10	10	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	8	10	6	17	15	13
Energy	248	226	275	519	1416	509	289	70	102	117	2047	744	2035	844	280	343	370	70	55	173	273	298
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:58PM 1.68	7:34AM 1.61		10:10PM 1.55	8:17AM 1.36		11:43PM 1.55	11:11AM 1.51		11:47PM 1.48			11:53PM 1.12			12:40AM 1.24		1:06PM 1.18	1:18AM 1.28		3:38PM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)	3:13PM 0.03			1:41PM 0.11		3:15AM 1.03	3:47PM 0.22		5:43AM 0.98			6:43AM 0.98	5:02PM 0.46		7:32AM 0.74	5:55PM 0.58		8:05AM 0.70		7:02PM 0.68	7:53AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	-	4	13	120	6	25	44	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	4
High °C	25	24	25	20	22	18	19	21	24	24	22	22	19	20	23	23	19	24	22	21	24	22
Low °C	25	23	24	18	21	17	18	19	24	23	21	21	19	18	21	21	18	22	22	20	22	21
Chill °C (?)	25	24	25	20	22	17	19	21	24	24	22	22	18	20	23	23	19	24	22	21	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:28	-
Sunset	7:08	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:46	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:51
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.5 SE	1.4 S	2.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.5 SW	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	-	1.8 ESE	2.5 SSE	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	1.0 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSE	0.6 E	0.9 SE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	9	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	-	9	8	8	8	9	7	6	6	8	5	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	0.4 ESE	-	0.4 S	0.5 W	0.4 NNW	-	1.5 S	-	1.4 E	0.7 W	0.7 SW	0.9 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.6 SSE	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	6	6	8	-	7	-	9	5	8	8	10	7	10	15	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SW	-	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.1 E	1.3 E	0.4 N	0.9 S	1.5 SW	4.0 SE	-	3.0 S	-	-	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	-	-	0.8 SSE	-	1.1 S
Period (s)	3	-	7	7	8	5	6	3	4	5	8	-	8	-	-	7	6	-	-	5	-	5

	Wednesday 20				Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat
	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	Ada Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Izumi Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Asakawa Shikoku	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW	0.8 ESE	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.7 NNE
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	8	8	10	9	8
Energy	278	248	248	581	226	279	514	275	319	519	1325	609	1416	1282	368	509	200	289	219	101	70	338
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)					9:58PM 1.68			7:34AM 1.61					10:10PM 1.55			8:17AM 1.36	9:34AM 1.63				11:43PM 1.55	2:56AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)			3:13PM 0.03			2:35AM 1.14				1:41PM 0.11					3:27AM 1.11				3:47PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	25	25	23	23	23	23	24	25	20	20	17	21	21	22	17	24	19	18	20	19	17
Chill °C (?)	24	25	25	23	23	23	23	24	25	20	20	16	21	21	22	16	24	19	18	20	19	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 SSE	1.4 S	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	1.4 S	1.9 SSW	0.6 ESE	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SW	0.8 ESE	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.1 W
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	7	6	9	9	7	8	10	8	8	8	8	10	8	8	7	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.8 S	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	0.1 NE	0.5 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 S	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 S	0.1 W
Period (s)	8	-	-	7	-	10	10	-	-	-	10	6	10	10	10	10	6	-	-	7	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	1.3 SSE	-	-	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 SW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	-	1.1 E	0.9 SW	1.3 E	1.5 E	0.2 NNE	0.4 N	1.7 NNE
Period (s)	-	3	3	6	-	-	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	-	5	6	6	6	3	3	8

	Wednesday 20	Thursday 21
	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	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 ESE	1.6 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.6 S	0.9 ESE
Period(s)	10	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	10
Energy	804	529	278	585	249	248	248	248	248	210	210	581	581	553	226	214	349	279	279	430	514	422
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													9:21PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)							3:13PM 0.03											2:35AM 1.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 ESE	1.6 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.4 S	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	8	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.0 SSE	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	-	6	8	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.3 SE	-	0.9 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	10	6	-	6	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	7

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