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

		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Amatu Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Californias Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kurihama Kanagawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Amatu Chiba
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	N 9	E 7	SE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SSE 12	SE 17	ESE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SE 14	SSE 8	SE 13	SSE 12
kJ	153	118	43	386	183	87	590	804	674	626	835	1882	1626	2113	2291	2587	1001	865	608
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	W	W	W	SSW	WNW	NW	NE	NNE	NE	N	NW	SW	WNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		6:04AM1.40m	4:53PM1.62m	8:04PM2.13m	9:21AM1.97m	4:53PM1.55m		7:56AM1.39m	5:26PM1.51m	6:36PM1.57m	8:45AM1.25m		6:36PM1.48m	10:50AM1.53m		6:55PM1.41m	11:39AM1.22m	1:00PM1.47m	8:56PM1.23m
Low Tide	11:13PM-0.04m	11:10AM0.86m		2:47AM-0.01m			00:40AM-0.02m		12:03PM1.04m	2:24AM0.18m		1:12PM1.11m	2:28AM0.22m	3:35AM0.38m	4:08PM1.25m		3:13AM0.34m


mm	3	—	—	—	1	2	—	7	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
Max °C	19	17	17	24	25	17	19	17	19	23	21	21	19	19	19	17	22	21	17
Min °C	16	16	17	22	24	16	16	17	18	22	19	19	15	17	18	17	21	17	15
Chill °C	19	16	17	24	25	17	19	17	19	23	21	21	19	19	19	17	22	21	17
	—	5:54	—	—	6:35	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:00	—	—
	—	—	4:50	—	—	4:46	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:58	—	—	5:09	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	N 9	NNW 8	ESE 5	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SSE 12	SE 17	ESE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 12
kJ	153	118	38	386	119	40	441	655	545	626	835	1882	1626	2113	2291	1362	633	865	608
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 16	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 17	SE 19	SW 6	SSE 18	SE 18	SSE 16	E 10	—	SW 7	ESE 9
kJ	27	61	43	28	5	87	128	75	72	338	360	36	794	1019	938	17	—	192	132
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	WNW 3	—	ENE 5	E 7	SE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 6	SW 6	—	ENE 5	NNE 4	—	SE 14	SSE 8	WSW 7	SW 7
kJ	68	1	—	34	183	53	590	804	674	42	97	—	78	8	—	2587	1001	508	260
Sea °C	24	24	24	28	28	23	24	24	23	26	23	24	24	26	24	24	23	26	24
Diff °C	+1.6	+1.3	+1.6	+1.1	+1.2	+0.5	+1.6	+1.6	+0.5	+2.2	+0.5	+1.6	+1.6	+2.4	+0.3	+1.0	+0.5	+2.4	+1.6

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