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

	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Sat
	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Lena Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Buma Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands
Rating	3	4	2	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.9 E	0.8 ENE	3.0 E	2.1 ESE	2.0 E	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 W	1.1 WSW	1.1 ENE	1.4 N	1.0 N	0.7 E	0.9 ESE	1.5 E
Period(s)	9	9	16	10	8	9	6	7	9	8	8	5	6	7	7	6	6	7	6	9	7	8
Energy	430	599	568	1454	562	630	166	236	92	73	56	49	201	440	545	120	127	181	150	103	142	313
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:24PM 1.36			2:28PM 1.45		3:34AM 1.69	3:24PM 1.52			4:15PM 1.61		4:30AM 1.80	5:08PM 1.76		4:41AM 1.89	5:36PM 1.74		5:23AM 1.93	5:00PM 1.30		3:32AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)			7:43PM 0.47	9:05AM 0.97		8:55PM 0.60	9:48AM 0.77		9:39PM 0.57	8:34AM 0.58		10:29PM 0.66	10:54AM 0.44		10:34PM 0.52	11:05AM 0.18		11:39PM 0.64	11:54AM 0.24		10:28PM 0.63	10:25AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	risk thund- der	heavy rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	8	11	-	15	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	13	20	16	18	15	14	20	24	25	18	20	21	18	16	15	20	20	19	16	18
Low °C	15	16	13	20	15	17	14	14	20	20	22	18	20	19	16	16	14	19	20	18	15	17
Chill °C (?)	16	17	12	20	15	17	13	12	20	24	25	18	20	21	16	16	13	20	20	19	15	18
Sunrise	5:33	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:18	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:50	-	-	4:52
Sunset	-	6:49	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:51	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.1 E	-	0.1 SE	2.0 E	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.5 SW	0.4 SE	1.0 N	0.7 E	0.9 ESE	1.5 E
Period (s)	9	9	7	-	13	9	6	7	9	8	8	5	6	8	9	9	7	9	6	9	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.8 ENE	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.3 NNW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.3 SE	0.1 SW	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.6 SE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	6	6	16	-	7	13	12	12	5	12	12	8	8	9	9	9	9	7	8	6	9	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 N	-	1.4 E	3.0 E	2.1 ESE	-	1.2 NE	1.0 NE	-	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 W	1.1 WSW	1.1 ENE	1.4 N	0.8 ENE	0.4 NNE	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	7	10	8	-	5	6	-	4	4	5	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	4	-	-

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	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Lena Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.3 E	1.9 E	2.4 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	0.8 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	2.5 E	1.8 E	2.0 E	1.4 E	1.4 ENE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 ENE
Period(s)	9	8	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	14	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	6	7	7
Energy	918	1048	328	599	1626	2035	2257	1133	1107	305	1264	1072	1056	909	1181	502	835	298	282	326	327	115
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				12:41PM 1.39				2:53AM 1.53				2:31PM 1.53					3:30AM 1.58			1:47PM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)		7:33AM 1.14				7:46PM 0.59				7:15AM 0.93				8:55PM 0.60					9:49AM 0.80			7:31PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	4	3	3	1	13	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	13	17	17	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	20	20	18	16	15	17	14	18	20	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	13	17	17	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	20	20	18	15	14	17	14	18	20	13	14	14
Sunrise	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 E	1.6 E	1.3 E	1.9 E	2.0 E	2.2 E	2.3 E	-	0.1 S	0.8 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	1.8 ESE	1.8 E	1.7 ESE	1.4 E	1.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	-	7	14	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	6	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	0.1 SW	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	7	-	6	-	13	13	5	13	5	5	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 E	2.1 E	0.3 NNE	-	2.4 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 E	-	2.0 E	-	-	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	-
Period (s)	9	8	3	-	9	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	6	7	-

	Saturday 25	Sun
	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Lena Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.9 E	0.9 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.3 E	0.1 SE	2.5 ENE	2.0 E	2.4 E	2.2 ESE	2.4 E	2.5 ESE	2.4 E	2.5 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.8 ENE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	12	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	7	7	15
Energy	291	918	164	371	370	430	493	1037	1022	280	11	1029	662	1634	878	1746	1173	1831	1277	261	293	554
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					7:54AM 1.16												7:39PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	14	15	14	15	16	19	19	14	17	18	16	17	16	17	16	19	19	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	12	13	14	13	14	16	19	19	12	16	17	16	17	15	16	15	19	18	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 E	1.4 E	0.9 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	0.5 ENE	0.2 S	0.1 SE	2.0 E	2.0 E	0.2 SSW	2.1 E	0.2 S	2.1 E	0.1 SW	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	6	12	9	9	7	9	6	9	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	12	7	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.9 E	0.3 NNW	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.6 N	0.6 N	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.3 E	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	2.4 E	2.2 ESE	2.4 E	2.5 ESE	2.4 E	2.5 E	-	-	1.4 E
Period (s)	-	9	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	7	9	9	-	9	10	9	10	10	10	-	-	7

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