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

	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Fri
	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Ikei Island Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Okuragahama Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Shida Chiba	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.7 ESE	1.5 E	2.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	0.8 NE	0.8 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 SSW	0.5 ENE	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	7	8	7	7	9	9	9	7	8	9	10	9	8	9	9	8	9	7	6	7	8	8
Energy	204	218	279	103	105	420	1192	280	599	209	208	274	243	262	239	334	87	582	385	324	1052	658
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:10AM 1.57		2:56AM 1.60			12:51AM 1.61			1:56AM 1.57		2:51PM 1.41	12:16AM 1.32		3:03PM 1.43	12:48AM 1.35	5:09AM 2.44	4:47PM 1.54		3:20AM 1.85	4:35PM 1.79		3:54AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		3:47PM 0.22	8:21PM 0.50	8:22AM 1.03			7:12AM 0.85	5:52PM 0.63	6:55PM 0.63	8:57AM 0.81			7:14AM 0.61		6:29PM 0.76	11:37AM 0.74		9:48PM 0.89	10:01AM 0.33		9:55PM 0.82	10:41AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	-
High °C	25	19	18	22	25	20	21	23	22	27	27	20	22	22	20	22	27	23	26	28	24	25
Low °C	24	18	18	21	25	20	21	22	21	26	26	20	21	21	20	21	26	23	24	27	23	24
Chill °C (?)	25	18	17	22	25	20	21	23	22	27	27	20	22	22	20	22	27	23	26	28	24	25
Sunrise	5:00	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:26	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:54
Sunset	-	6:46	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 W	1.1 NNE	0.7 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.0 SE	1.4 ESE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 SSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	1.7 S	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	9	9	9	7	8	9	9	9	8	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 NNW	0.7 SE	0.3 S	-	0.2 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.3 S	0.1 SE	0.3 E	0.3 SE	0.5 ENE	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.4 SE	1.1 SE
Period (s)	10	10	6	7	8	6	8	-	6	10	10	8	6	15	10	5	9	8	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	1.0 E	1.7 NNE	-	1.3 SW	-	2.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 E	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	1.2 ESE	0.1 S	-	0.8 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	3	6	7	-	5	-	9	7	8	4	3	-	-	9	6	-	5	7	6	7	8	8

	Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ikei Island Okinawa	Uchiboso Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Okuragahama Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	0.8 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.7 NNE	0.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 NNE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	1.9 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.3 ESE	2.0 E	0.7 ESE	1.3 ESE
Period(s)	7	9	7	7	8	8	9	9	7	9	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	7
Energy	928	246	220	204	294	218	120	120	279	96	279	103	113	105	706	394	420	509	271	1192	102	280
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	10:10PM 1.55												10:41AM 1.47					12:51AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)			3:46AM 1.10				5:03PM 0.35				5:12AM 1.06	8:22AM 1.03			3:22PM 0.41					7:12AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	3	3	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	-
Temp. °C	22	21	21	24	18	19	23	23	18	24	20	21	21	25	18	20	20	20	20	21	27	23
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	24	17	18	23	23	18	24	20	21	21	25	17	20	20	20	20	21	27	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	0.8 S	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 W	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 NNE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.3 ESE	1.7 E	0.7 WSW	1.0 SE
Period (s)	8	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	7	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.1 W	0.1 N	0.5 S	0.1 W	0.1 NE	0.3 NNW	0.2 S	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.5 SSE	-	0.3 S	0.7 ESE	-
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	10	10	6	5	6	6	6	7	5	8	6	5	6	5	-	8	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 NE	0.4 NW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.7 NNE	1.0 SW	1.2 ESE	-	0.4 SE	1.3 SW	1.9 E	-	-	-	-	2.0 E	0.6 SW	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	6	3	3	6	6	4	3	7	4	7	-	3	5	9	-	-	-	-	9	7	7

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	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Ada Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period(s)	7	8	7	7	7	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Energy	547	666	928	927	910	246	246	232	220	211	237	204	366	327	294	272	250	218	120	120	120	120
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:32PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)							3:32AM 1.18														5:03PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	1
High °C	24	23	22	21	22	21	20	20	21	21	22	24	18	18	18	19	19	19	24	24	23	23
Chill °C (?)	24	23	22	21	22	21	20	20	21	21	22	24	17	18	17	19	18	18	24	24	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	9	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 S	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.5 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4

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