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

	Sun		Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Ada Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Mera Chiba	Aja Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Gomoda Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SSE	2.3 ESE	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	1.7 E	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 NNE	1.0 ENE	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.2 ESE	0.6 E	0.7 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.5 E	2.4 ESE
Period(s)	9	8	11	10	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	7
Energy	1156	1407	1657	1349	521	442	216	274	261	988	572	221	88	344	206	57	212	88	53	209	278	595
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:22PM 1.53	9:58AM 1.21		10:35PM 1.32	10:27AM 1.05	12:19PM 1.10	2:01AM 1.64		3:22PM 1.60	2:43AM 1.86	3:24AM 1.82	3:48PM 1.55	1:49AM 1.36		5:20PM 1.79	1:44AM 1.38	3:06AM 1.69	5:42PM 1.68	2:29AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)	5:03PM 0.63		4:48AM 0.88	4:50PM 0.63		5:00AM 0.71		7:28PM 0.78	6:21AM 0.58		8:34PM 0.88	10:08AM 0.51		7:58PM 0.85	8:09AM 0.20		8:15PM 0.90	10:01AM 0.13		9:15PM 0.96	9:46AM -0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	8	1	-	22	1	47	45	43	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	4
High °C	23	21	22	22	21	19	21	25	21	23	23	23	24	22	22	22	20	22	23	19	21	22
Low °C	23	20	22	22	20	19	21	23	21	23	23	22	23	22	22	21	18	21	23	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	23	21	22	22	21	19	21	25	21	23	23	23	24	22	22	22	20	22	23	19	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:24	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:26	-
Sunset	7:16	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSE	2.3 ESE	2.5 SSW	2.2 SW	1.7 E	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 ESE	0.6 E	0.2 SSW	1.3 ESE	0.4 SW	-
Period (s)	9	8	11	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	7	7	8	7	8	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.6 E	1.6 ENE	0.8 S	1.0 E	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.7 N	0.8 NNE	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 SW	0.1 E	-
Period (s)	8	10	7	8	8	9	12	11	9	6	7	10	11	9	7	6	9	8	10	8	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 N	0.5 N	0.9 NNE	0.9 N	0.2 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 NNE	1.0 ENE	2.3 SSW	-	1.2 NE	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	-	-	0.7 SSE	-	1.5 E	2.4 ESE
Period (s)	6	5	5	5	3	9	8	7	8	8	-	4	-	-	-	6	-	-	7	-	8	7

	Sunday 07				Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wed
	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	Nagata Kyu Shu	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Ohara Chiba	Oku Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.1 SSE	1.9 S	3.5 E	2.3 ESE	1.7 SSW	2.5 E	2.5 SSW	1.1 E	2.2 SW	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 E	2.4 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.3 NNE
Period(s)	9	9	10	9	8	10	8	11	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	7	7	7
Energy	1106	1156	1237	3214	1407	1087	2048	1657	263	1349	1230	683	521	548	383	442	208	216	254	531	274	205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	10:35AM 1.54				11:22PM 1.53				10:58AM 1.41				10:35PM 1.32				11:35AM 1.18	12:19PM 1.10				2:01AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			4:30PM 0.55				5:04AM 0.93				4:22PM 0.50				5:16AM 0.73				4:27PM 0.63	7:30PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6	2	1	-	-	-	5	4	4
Temp. °C	24	23	24	21	20	20	19	22	24	22	22	21	20	21	20	19	21	21	20	24	23	24
Chill °C (?)	24	23	24	21	20	20	18	22	24	22	22	21	20	21	20	19	21	21	20	24	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:51	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.1 SSE	2.1 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.3 ESE	1.8 E	2.0 E	2.5 SSW	1.1 E	2.2 SW	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 ENE	1.2 E	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	8	10	8	8	7	11	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	7	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	1.9 S	1.4 SE	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 E	0.9 S	1.6 ENE	1.6 SW	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.7 SW	0.8 S	1.0 E	0.5 E	0.1 NE	0.6 S	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	10	8	10	10	10	7	8	8	11	8	8	10	7	9	10	12	6	9	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 N	1.2 N	3.5 E	0.5 N	0.4 WSW	2.5 E	0.9 NNE	-	0.9 N	0.4 NW	-	0.2 WNW	1.1 S	0.6 SW	1.3 WSW	0.8 W	1.3 WSW	-	2.4 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.3 NNE
Period (s)	-	6	6	9	5	3	8	5	-	5	4	-	3	7	6	9	5	8	-	7	7	7

	Sunday 07	Monday 08
	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	Onjuku Chiba	Kojima Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 E	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 E	1.9 S	1.8 S	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	2.5 ESE	2.3 ESE	3.0 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 E	2.5 E
Period(s)	11	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	8	8
Energy	795	1233	1106	1152	1019	1156	1097	1226	1237	1113	3233	3214	3214	1498	1407	3516	1265	1087	1115	1906	2048	2048
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:29AM 1.58													11:22PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)								4:39PM 0.53													5:04AM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	23	24	25	25	23	23	22	24	23	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	20
Chill °C (?)	20	23	24	25	25	23	23	22	24	23	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.1 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.1 E	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.5 E	2.0 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E
Period (s)	11	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	1.2 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	1.4 N	1.4 N	0.9 NNW	1.2 N	1.2 N	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	0.5 N	0.5 N	3.0 ENE	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	6	6	5	6	6	9	9	9	5	5	8	3	3	3	7	8	8

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