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

	Mon	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Corners Okinawa	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Nagahama Kanagawa	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Amatu Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.3 SE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.1 E	2.2 SE	2.2 E
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	12	12	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	181	218	278	319	783	1310	1788	1144	2404	1925	1011	1137	2817	2782	2990	2243	2445	3134	2462	1514	1658	1558
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)			3:09PM 1.24					5:16AM 1.82		6:09PM 1.87				6:49AM 1.91		7:10PM 1.99	6:06AM 1.76		7:27PM 1.77	5:20AM 1.45		8:17PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)				10:30PM 0.34			11:45PM 0.32	11:26AM 0.21	12:03PM 0.17	12:06AM 0.41		12:51PM -0.04			1:15PM -0.08	12:56AM 0.60			1:00AM 0.79		2:57PM -0.13	1:38AM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	10	1	4	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	17	23	19	18	15	23	22	13	12	15	14	18	17	19	21	20	17	22	18	20
Low °C	17	18	17	23	19	17	15	22	19	11	9	13	13	16	16	17	19	19	16	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	17	18	17	23	19	18	15	23	22	11	9	14	14	18	17	19	21	20	17	22	18	20
Sunrise	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	6:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SE	2.2 SE	1.8 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.3 SE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SE	2.4 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	2.1 E	2.2 SE	2.2 E
Period (s)	11	10	11	12	12	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 W	0.5 SE	0.2 SSW	-	0.3 W	0.9 ENE	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 ENE	1.6 E	0.2 ENE	1.5 E	1.3 E	0.5 ENE	-	-	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	-
Period (s)	5	6	6	6	18	6	-	5	7	-	9	11	10	12	11	9	12	-	-	11	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	-	0.4 NNE	1.2 ENE	1.9 E	0.5 NE	-	-	1.6 E	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.7 E	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	4	6	8	3	-	-	8	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SE	1.9 SSE	2.2 SE	2.1 ESE	2.0 SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	12	18	17	13	16	15	16	14	15	15
Energy(?)	270	227	255	223	222	220	233	252	243	532	515	776	686	1170	1289	1196	1812	1779	1788	2058	1916	1857
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	-	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	-	mid-flow	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)									4:55PM 1.59								4:23PM 1.56				5:54AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)							10:57AM 0.56								11:30AM 0.36				10:32PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	23	-	-
Temp. °C	19	24	19	18	17	18	25	18	25	18	17	23	16	23	23	19	17	17	15	15	22	16
Chill °C (?)	19	24	19	18	17	18	25	18	25	18	17	23	16	23	23	19	17	17	14	15	22	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.9 SSE	2.0 SE	1.9 SSE	2.2 SE	2.1 ESE	2.0 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	6	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	12	18	17	13	16	15	16	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 SE	0.8 ESE	0.1 N	0.1 SW	0.1 SE	0.7 WSW	0.7 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.0 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 E	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.6 S
Period (s)	8	-	8	11	6	6	13	6	6	5	18	5	17	5	5	16	6	15	-	14	-	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.8 NW
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4

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	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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 ESE	0.8 SE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	11
Energy(?)	269	237	270	162	173	173	141	284	143	281	209	236	124	147	147	225	171	207	170	169	227	185
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	cross	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)														4:56AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)																			9:51AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	25	19	18	17	17	24	18	24	17	17	23	16	23	23	18	17	17	17	19	24	18
Chill °C (?)	19	25	19	18	17	17	24	18	24	17	17	23	16	23	23	18	17	17	16	19	24	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 ESE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	6	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	6	11	10	11	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	0.4 WSW	0.8 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 W	0.9 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SE	-	0.6 SE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.9 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.6 SE	0.2 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.2 W	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	-	8	10	5	5	5	10	5	6	6	-	5	4	4	11	4	6	4	6	6	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	1.1 ESE	0.6 SW	1.1 ESE	-	0.7 WSW	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	0.3 E	-	0.3 E	-	0.7 SW	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	5	6	5	6	-	5	-	5	5	-	3	-	3	-	6	4

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