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

	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Castles Okinawa	Shida Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 E	1.3 E	0.7 E	2.0 ENE	2.1 NE	2.0 NE	1.0 E	1.2 N	0.9 N	1.1 E	0.8 ENE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.1 SE	2.3 SE	1.7 SSE	1.1 SE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	7	8	8	10	7	8	6	7	8	8	8	15	7	8	7	8	9	8	8
Energy(?)	417	484	507	394	613	455	172	390	918	324	288	184	106	316	388	653	900	356	701	957	524	324
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)			8:23PM 1.21	9:24AM 1.87		11:47PM 1.56	6:25AM 1.42		11:51PM 1.37	7:11AM 1.30		12:45AM 1.26	10:05AM 1.10		2:45AM 1.12		12:52PM 1.10		3:21AM 1.55	3:17PM 1.46	8:56PM 1.96	4:04AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		2:48PM -0.04	12:58AM 0.88	3:44AM 0.94	3:39PM 0.15			2:46PM 0.25			5:30PM 0.48		5:38AM 1.03	5:18PM 0.45	6:41PM 0.38	7:51AM 0.92		7:52PM 0.45	9:30AM 0.78		2:54AM 0.62	10:22AM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	32	9	16	-	-	1	-
High °C	22	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	15	15	16	21	21	13	15	18	19	14	17	17	16	19
Low °C	21	16	15	18	19	19	17	15	14	14	16	20	20	13	14	18	18	13	15	15	14	17
Chill °C (?)	22	16	14	18	19	19	18	16	14	14	16	21	21	12	14	17	19	11	17	17	16	19
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:50
Sunset	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	7:08	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.0 ENE	0.2 SSW	1.4 ENE	0.3 S	1.0 E	0.5 SSW	0.9 N	1.1 E	0.8 E	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	2.1 SE	2.3 SE	1.7 SSE	1.1 SE
Period (s)	12	11	10	7	8	8	5	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	-	13	13	8	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.9 S	0.3 ENE	0.9 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 NE	0.7 E	0.1 SE	0.9 S	0.2 ESE	0.8 S	0.3 E	0.4 SW	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 S
Period (s)	11	6	14	10	10	12	10	13	8	12	9	10	7	13	15	-	13	13	12	12	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NNW	0.8 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 W	1.0 SSW	2.0 ENE	2.1 NE	2.0 NE	-	1.2 N	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 SSE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.0 ESE	0.7 NE	1.4 NE	-	-
Period (s)	5	4	6	-	-	5	5	7	8	6	-	8	3	-	7	7	8	7	12	6	-	-

	Tuesday 21						Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Aja Okinawa	Shida Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Takanabe Kyu Shu
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 E	1.0 ESE	0.9 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.1 SE	1.3 E	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	8	14	14	14	7	8	7	8
Energy(?)	599	589	823	399	300	250	516	500	339	383	396	404	567	389	455	528	599	504	596	506	419	528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:50AM 1.87													10:22PM 1.08			7:30AM 1.29	9:02AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)								12:23AM 1.03				2:10PM 0.12				1:52AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1
Temp. °C	18	19	19	22	18	22	16	15	15	17	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	18	17	17	14
Chill °C (?)	18	19	19	22	18	22	15	14	15	16	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	18	17	16	13
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 E	1.0 ESE	0.9 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.1 SE	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.6 S	1.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	8	8	10	10	7	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.3 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.8 NE	0.3 NW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.8 E	0.3 ENE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	1.0 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SW	1.0 S
Period (s)	16	16	6	5	15	5	14	6	4	13	14	13	10	14	12	14	14	14	10	13	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 NE	1.5 SSW	-	0.5 N	0.6 N	1.3 ENE	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 N
Period (s)	-	4	6	-	4	5	6	-	4	-	-	-	-	6	5	4	3	3	7	10	7	6

	Tuesday 21																				Wed
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Aja Okinawa	Shida Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Takanabe Kyu Shu
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.1 SE	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.0 E	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.1 SE	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11
Energy(?)	613	629	1128	485	471	375	488	591	394	519	416	395	478	476	480	480	414	414	365	365	6	379
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			5:51AM 1.43		7:48AM 1.77	9:00AM 1.96													9:25PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)										12:43PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	21	15	21	21	21	17	17	21	20	18	16	19	19	20	20	17	17	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	18	17	21	13	21	21	21	15	16	21	20	17	14	18	18	20	20	17	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:00	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	2.1 SE	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.0 E	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 E	1.5 WSW	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.2 WNW	1.2 E
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	6	10	11	10	10	7	7	11	11	5	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 S	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	1.2 S	0.3 SSW	1.1 S	0.1 SE	1.3 ESE	0.3 SE	0.8 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	5	16	13	10	5	11	13	6	5	6	15	11	14	6	14	14	10	10	15	15	12	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.3 S	0.6 NNW	0.9 N	0.7 NNW	1.4 S	-	1.3 NW	1.1 SW	1.6 NE	1.7 W	1.4 W	0.9 ENE	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	-	-	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 E	0.4 NE
Period (s)	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	-	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	-	-	6	6	5	4

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