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

	Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sun
	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	Mera Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Malibu Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	0.9 NE	1.1 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ESE	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	2.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SW	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.1 SE
Period(s)	10	9	8	8	10	11	9	9	10	8	10	9	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	13	13	14
Energy	628	641	1076	809	214	520	231	204	259	173	248	200	708	341	702	619	328	563	647	116	279	599
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:52AM 1.03		1:37AM 1.53		2:51PM 1.41	12:40AM 1.24	3:20AM 1.60	4:04PM 1.46	12:48AM 1.35		3:42PM 1.68	1:18AM 1.37	3:23AM 1.62	5:07PM 1.65		3:55AM 1.64	5:25PM 1.61	2:55AM 1.34			6:26PM 1.78	5:03AM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)			6:45PM 0.65	7:57AM 0.84			9:54AM 0.65		6:29PM 0.76	7:41AM 0.35		7:24PM 0.84	10:08AM 0.40		9:59PM 0.91	10:42AM 0.30		9:29PM 0.82	9:49AM 0.16	12:52PM 0.24	11:50PM 0.97	11:55AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	10	-	2	-	-	-	20	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	24	21	23	24	20	26	26	20	22	23	22	26	26	21	26	27	23	23	25	22	24
Low °C	19	23	20	22	23	19	25	26	20	21	22	22	25	25	21	25	25	20	22	25	21	23
Chill °C (?)	20	24	21	23	24	20	26	26	20	22	23	22	26	26	21	26	27	23	23	25	22	24
Sunrise	4:31	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:26	-	-	5:09
Sunset	-	7:08	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.6 ESE	0.9 NE	1.4 ESE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	1.0 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.2 S	0.5 E	1.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 ESE	1.0 S	0.5 SE	0.7 ESE	1.1 SE
Period (s)	7	6	8	8	10	8	9	9	8	8	10	9	10	6	8	7	7	9	7	10	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SW	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	0.7 ESE	1.1 ENE	0.8 SE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.1 E	0.5 E	0.3 SE	0.7 SE	0.2 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.6 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.5 E	0.7 SSE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	12	6	8	7	10	11	9	9	10	10	15	10	10	7	13	10	6	12	11	10	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	0.3 W	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	1.2 SSE	1.0 S	2.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SW	0.8 NE	-	-
Period (s)	10	9	8	8	7	-	4	4	-	-	5	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	4	-	-

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	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	Nagata Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Asakawa Shikoku	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ada Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	1.5 ENE	1.8 E	1.5 E	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.5 E	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 E	0.9 NE	0.5 ESE	0.9 ENE
Period(s)	9	9	9	10	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	10	9	9	11	11	8	9	9	9
Energy	505	797	534	628	545	641	606	589	1076	748	887	809	503	214	213	338	520	455	305	231	88	204
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	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)		12:56AM 1.54			11:09AM 1.31					1:31AM 1.54				2:51PM 1.41				12:40AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)								6:10PM 0.64				7:57AM 0.84				8:01PM 0.78					9:37AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	21	22	21	19	23	24	23	22	21	20	19	22	21	24	23	21	19	19	20	25	26	26
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	19	23	24	23	22	21	20	19	22	21	24	23	21	19	19	20	25	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.2 E	1.8 E	0.1 SW	1.3 SE	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	1.9 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 SE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.5 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 NE	0.5 ESE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	7	8	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SW	-	-	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.1 E	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.3 S	0.8 SE	0.5 NE	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	6	5	7	12	-	6	-	-	8	7	10	7	8	10	10	16	11	11	6	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.8 E	-	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.8 E	1.5 ENE	1.8 E	1.5 E	0.3 W	0.4 SW	-	-	-	1.2 E	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	-	10	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	-	-	-	8	4	4	4

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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	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Shida Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Tainohama Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Ikumi Beach Shikoku
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 E	2.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	2.1 E	1.9 ESE	2.5 E	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	2.1 E
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Energy	978	805	505	1085	1085	797	797	872	534	532	1253	628	1289	545	575	573	635	641	623	620	606	880
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)															11:27AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)											7:02AM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	21	19	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	19	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	21	19	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	19	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 E	2.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	0.1 SW	1.9 ESE	1.3 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.6 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	1.0 SSE	0.3 SSW	-	0.7 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.1 SE	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	0.1 SW
Period (s)	6	6	6	-	6	5	5	5	7	7	6	12	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 E	-	1.7 ENE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	-	-	2.1 E	1.9 ESE	2.5 E	1.7 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	2.1 E
Period (s)	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	9	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

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