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

	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	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	Nagata Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Shida Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Chigasaki Jetty Kanagawa	Osaki Point Shikoku	Kojima Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Gomoda Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 E	0.9 NE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.3 E	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 NNE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.1 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.5 SSE
Period(s)	9	10	8	8	10	9	8	11	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	11	11	15	13	13	15	15
Energy	511	205	443	209	335	308	281	253	251	398	591	1005	668	219	217	95	88	668	1337	1028	2414	3191
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:51PM 1.41	2:14AM 1.56		1:09PM 1.09	2:53AM 1.69		5:01PM 1.52		3:20AM 1.85	4:45PM 1.55			5:25PM 1.61		4:08AM 1.64	5:55PM 1.65	6:26PM 1.78	5:23AM 1.92		6:39PM 1.66	5:34AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)			7:42PM 0.74	7:23AM 0.53		8:36PM 0.79	9:19AM 0.52		9:48PM 0.90	10:01AM 0.33		9:59PM 0.91	9:30AM 0.24		10:54PM 0.92	10:59AM 0.22		11:50PM 0.97			12:00AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	cloudy	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	10	-	-	-	6	-	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	20	22	22	22	21	27	24	26	26	22	27	26	22	23	25	22	25	26	20	24
Low °C	23	23	19	21	21	22	21	26	23	25	25	21	24	25	21	19	25	20	24	26	18	22
Chill °C (?)	25	24	20	22	22	22	21	27	24	26	26	22	27	26	22	23	25	22	25	26	20	24
Sunrise	5:13	-	-	4:31	-	-	4:41	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:30	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:56
Sunset	-	7:12	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:57	-	-	7:05	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.9 NE	1.1 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 SE	1.3 E	1.0 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	1.1 S	0.5 ESE	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 E	0.8 NE	0.7 S	0.4 ESE	1.1 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.3 SSE	2.3 SSE	2.5 SSE
Period (s)	6	10	8	8	8	9	8	11	8	6	10	8	7	10	6	7	11	15	13	13	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.6 ESE	0.3 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.2 WSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.7 E	0.2 ESE	0.5 E	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	1.0 S	0.9 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	-	10	6	11	10	7	11	10	10	10	14	8	12	10	10	11	6	11	11	15	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 E	-	1.4 ESE	-	-	0.6 SSE	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 NNE	0.4 NW	0.5 SW	-	0.8 E	0.7 NNE	1.2 E	-
Period (s)	9	-	8	-	-	4	8	4	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	3	6	-	11	4	6	-

	Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Takegashima Shikoku	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Mera Chiba	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Shida Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.8 E	1.6 ESE	0.9 NE	1.4 SE	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period(s)	8	8	9	9	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	8	8	9	8	8	8	12	11
Energy	828	1034	1026	511	594	205	246	514	443	362	327	209	205	335	266	276	308	225	338	281	266	253
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:37AM 1.53				2:51PM 1.41				2:14AM 1.56				1:09PM 1.09				2:57AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)				7:30AM 0.91			5:55PM 0.58	7:42PM 0.74				7:23AM 0.53				8:36PM 0.79					10:38AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	20	23	24	24	21	20	20	19	20	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	21	26	27
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	23	24	24	21	20	20	19	20	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	21	26	27
Sunrise	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.1 SW	1.2 ESE	0.9 NE	1.4 SE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.4 SE	1.3 E	0.1 SE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	9	6	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	15	8	8	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.3 SSE	0.6 ESE	1.0 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	7	-	7	10	11	11	6	6	6	11	10	10	10	7	7	11	10	11	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.8 E	1.6 ESE	-	-	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	0.6 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	9	9	8	-	-	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	4	8	8	8	4	4

	Sun		Monday 25
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Takegashima Shikoku	Takegashima Shikoku	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Ikumi Beach Shikoku
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.9 E	0.9 NE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.8 E	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	8	8	10	10	10	9	8	8
Energy	1236	1237	828	798	806	1034	1037	1027	1026	1026	587	511	950	251	594	639	238	205	206	944	246	224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)					1:31AM 1.54											12:46PM 1.35		2:51PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)											7:45AM 0.83										5:55PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	19	23	23	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	19	23	23	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	7:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.1 SW	1.6 ESE	0.9 NE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.6 E	1.4 SE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	6	9	10	9	8	10	10	10	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.1 SW	1.0 ENE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	-	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	-	7	10	7	7	10	10	10	7	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.9 E	0.3 SW	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.3 SW	-	-	1.8 E	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	6	8	8	6	-	-	9	-	-

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