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

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	Tue	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	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	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Malibu Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aja Okinawa	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Monabe Rivermouth Shikoku	Californias Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Shida Chiba
Rating	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.2 S	1.2 NE	0.9 NNW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 N	1.2 E	0.6 E	1.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	-	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	6	9	9	8	9	10	10	13	12	10	5	7	11	6
Energy(?)	0	725	825	289	334	104	85	58	147	56	52	31	70	209	115	288	352	120	44	182	91	300
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:24AM 0.99				4:44AM 1.31	1:17PM 1.21		4:52AM 1.16	1:01PM 1.08		4:44AM 1.15	2:15PM 1.16		4:32AM 1.33	2:44PM 1.33		4:49AM 1.38	4:25PM 1.45	6:33PM 1.85	5:41AM 1.26	4:38PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)		5:17AM 0.97		8:01PM 0.67	8:32AM 1.26		8:08PM 0.27	8:05AM 1.12		8:45PM 0.21	9:13AM 0.98		12:01AM 0.33	9:23AM 1.02		10:10PM 0.02	9:55AM 0.93		1:16AM -0.03	11:00AM 0.66		11:27PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	5	16	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	13	11	9	6	15	10	10	10	17	18	13	18	15	13	13	13	14	17	6	9	10
Low °C	8	10	9	7	6	15	7	8	10	16	17	13	18	15	12	10	12	11	17	4	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	10	9	6	2	14	10	8	8	17	18	11	18	13	12	11	12	12	17	4	6	8
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:16	-	-	6:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.2 S	0.9 NE	0.9 NNW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.3 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 SE	0.7 ESE	1.3 SW	0.7 ESE	0.7 N	1.2 E	0.6 E	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	8	7	7	8	7	5	9	9	8	9	10	10	13	6	10	5	7	11	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 NE	0.7 SW	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.1 NE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SE	0.7 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SW	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	10	-	11	8	8	5	6	10	6	5	12	9	14	5	10	12	5	9	12	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SW	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.6 E	1.3 WSW	-	0.2 E	0.7 S	0.3 SE	1.0 W	-	1.2 SW	1.0 W	-	0.3 ENE	0.5 NW	1.2 E	1.9 ESE
Period (s)	4	8	8	6	7	4	-	5	6	-	7	4	4	5	-	6	6	-	3	4	6	6

	Tue		Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13
	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	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Malibu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Buma Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Aja Okinawa	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 N	0.5 N	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.5 NNW	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	1.4 W	0.8 N	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7
Energy(?)	54	59	121	529	754	1501	954	1696	461	572	548	447	444	327	362	262	58	358	56	78	52	58
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)							10:04AM 1.33						5:06AM 1.34		9:59AM 1.21						4:36AM 1.08
Low Tide / height (m)		7:05PM 0.54			4:03AM 1.18					6:26PM 0.41								8:12PM 0.26	10:48PM 0.47			7:47AM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	2	19	8	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	8	10	12	9	11	9	8	10	10	8	14	6	6	5	6	11	14	10	8	8
Chill °C (?)	17	17	7	10	11	7	8	6	5	7	8	6	13	3	3	2	5	10	13	10	6	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28
Sunset	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.1 E	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.5 NNW	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	1.2 WSW	0.8 N	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	7	7	10	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.3 ESE	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.8 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.5 E	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	5	9	10	10	10	10	-	12	12	12	12	6	8	8	7	8	7	7	9	7	5	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SE	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	0.4 N	0.5 NNE	0.7 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NNW	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.1 NE	-	1.4 W	0.4 NE	0.6 E	0.4 NE	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	3	3	4	6	8	7	7	7	-	7	4	5	3	5

	Tuesday 10	Wednesday 11
	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	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Malibu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Buma Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Aja Okinawa	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.1 SE	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	-	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	3.5 SW	0.9 W	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	10	5	5	-	10	14	6	6	6	6	4	13	7	7	12	8	4	8	8	8
Energy(?)	72	78	6	47	23	0	7	11	250	253	388	289	17	24	377	552	21	1238	43	1318	2923	1318
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross	on	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													3:06AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)			5:45PM 0.48	6:08PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	3	2	1
High °C	17	17	8	8	9	9	11	12	13	13	13	13	18	14	14	15	13	14	17	10	11	12
Chill °C (?)	16	17	6	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	18	12	11	13	10	11	16	7	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 NNW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.4 ESE	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	7	7	10	10	10	-	10	14	14	10	13	13	6	13	13	13	12	13	6	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.3 ESE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	10	5	-	9	-	-	8	10	10	14	10	10	5	10	10	10	10	10	9	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 WSW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	0.6 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 SW	0.9 W	-	3.5 SW	-
Period (s)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	4	7	7	7	8	8	4	-	8	-

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