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

	Fri	Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Gomoda Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Balls Bowls Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	2	1	4	3	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.4 ESE	1.1 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 E	0.6 E
Period(s)	9	7	8	12	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	7	7	6	8
Energy	276	250	169	1116	906	5610	4725	2819	2042	790	657	297	342	83	238	102	81	91	365	206	149	64
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:23PM 1.80	8:37AM 1.52		9:37PM 1.23	7:55AM 1.16		11:21PM 1.52	9:58AM 1.21		10:56PM 1.24	10:27AM 1.05	12:19PM 1.10	12:44AM 1.52		2:44PM 1.63			3:59PM 1.51	2:30AM 1.66		4:55PM 1.66	1:08AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		3:12AM 1.02	4:16PM 0.45	2:56AM 0.88		4:37PM 0.50		4:48AM 0.88	4:22PM 0.50		5:00AM 0.71			7:24AM 0.69		9:09PM 0.86	7:01AM 0.43		8:35PM 0.88	9:00AM 0.24		7:39PM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	1	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	46	-	-	-	-	23	-
High °C	22	23	24	18	20	26	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	23	21	22	23	21	22	24	21
Low °C	22	22	23	18	20	23	21	20	22	19	21	22	20	21	22	20	22	22	19	21	24	20
Chill °C (?)	22	23	24	18	20	26	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	23	21	22	23	21	22	24	21
Sunrise	-	4:54	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:21	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	0.6 S	1.1 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 E	1.4 SW	0.7 ENE	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.4 E	0.8 S	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.6 E
Period (s)	9	7	8	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	7	7	8	7	9	8	7	7	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.3 SE	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.7 S	0.1 E	0.7 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.7 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.4 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	11	13	7	7	8	12	8	8	13	10	12	10	10	5	8	9	8	9	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 ESE	1.3 ENE	-	-	4.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	2.2 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SSW	0.3 NW	1.0 SSE	1.5 NE	0.7 S	-	1.5 SSW	-	1.5 E	-
Period (s)	-	7	8	-	-	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	7	3	6	6	7	-	7	-	6	-

	Fri		Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Monday 08
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	6	5	5	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.1 E	0.8 E	2.2 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.5 S	4.5 SW	2.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	2.5 SW
Period(s)	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	8	10	9	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	554	548	276	285	219	250	223	169	195	1274	1116	1098	1068	906	2168	5610	1033	5957	4725	3068	635	2819
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			10:23PM 1.80			8:37AM 1.52					9:37PM 1.23			7:55AM 1.16	9:41AM 1.48				11:21PM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)					3:30AM 1.05							2:56AM 0.88					4:39PM 0.53				5:52AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	1	2	4	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	24	19	18	18	18	18	20	23	26	20	22	22	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	24	19	18	18	18	18	20	23	26	20	22	22	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-
Sunset	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SE	0.8 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 E	0.8 E	2.2 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.3 E	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	8	7	9	8	8	7	7	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	8	10	9	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	2.0 S	0.9 ENE	1.6 ESE	-	0.3 ENE	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	1.9 S
Period (s)	7	12	7	7	7	11	11	13	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	-	12	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	-	-	-	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 S	4.5 SW	1.6 N	4.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SW	-	2.5 SW
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	-	7	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	10	6	10	10	10	-	10

	Friday 05	Saturday 06
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	6	5	5	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6
Energy	714	662	554	504	607	548	312	263	276	239	268	285	280	258	219	267	256	250	223	229	223	216
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								10:03PM 1.70										8:37AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)													3:30AM 1.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	6	6	7	7	12	12	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.0 ESE	-	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	6	6

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