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

	Sat		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Susuki Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Ohara Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.5 ENE	0.9 E	1.8 SSW	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.3 S	0.7 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 NE
Period(s)	7	7	8	8	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	7	8	6	8	7	7
Energy	66	61	94	108	318	612	821	603	605	439	242	210	294	200	574	242	689	373	66	217	289	305
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:17PM 1.42			5:01PM 1.36	6:03PM 1.83	4:51AM 1.83		7:02PM 1.94	4:04AM 1.53		6:24PM 1.43	4:18AM 1.53		8:24PM 1.98	7:18AM 1.80		9:31PM 1.86	5:51AM 1.44		8:30PM 1.26	7:33AM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)		10:21PM 1.02	9:23AM -0.04		11:31PM 0.95	11:53AM -0.11		12:30AM 1.00	11:25AM -0.21		11:00PM 1.08	11:54AM -0.09	1:27PM 0.01	1:47AM 1.11		1:48PM 0.15			2:47PM 0.23	1:27AM 0.89		2:04PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	23	35	7	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	22	23	22	19	22	23	21	22	21	20	22	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	24	25	24
Low °C	23	20	23	22	19	20	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	23	23	23	24	27	22	24	23
Chill °C (?)	24	22	23	22	19	22	23	21	22	21	20	22	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	24	25	24
Sunrise	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:24	-
Sunset	7:00	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:54
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.1 SE	2.0 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.5 ENE	1.0 S	1.8 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.7 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 E
Period (s)	8	7	8	8	12	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	8	6	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	-	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 E	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.5 S	1.0 E	0.3 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 S
Period (s)	8	8	6	6	15	15	-	7	8	7	6	8	7	8	10	10	9	8	10	8	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	-	-	0.6 S	2.0 ESE	0.7 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 E	0.3 NNE	1.9 SSW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.3 NE
Period (s)	7	-	-	6	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	7	-	-	2	7	7

	Saturday 13				Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Susuki Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.6 SSW	2.0 ESE	2.3 E	2.5 E	2.0 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.4 E	2.0 E	1.9 E	2.2 E
Period(s)	8	7	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	8	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	9
Energy	119	66	154	93	61	90	109	94	105	108	110	225	318	758	1840	612	1255	821	1611	1168	603	896
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			5:04PM 1.49			1:50AM 1.50					5:01PM 1.36	7:02PM 1.97			4:58AM 1.82					7:14PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)	9:55AM 0.12				10:21PM 1.02				9:33AM -0.02				11:31PM 0.95				11:36AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	22	24	22	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	24	19	21	19	20	20	22	21	21	21	16
Chill °C (?)	22	24	22	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	24	19	21	19	20	20	22	21	21	21	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	0.7 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.6 SSW	0.1 SE	2.3 E	2.3 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.8 E	1.9 E	2.2 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	8	6	8	8	8	8	7	12	8	8	9	8	9	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.3 SSE	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.6 S	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.8 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	7	8	7	8	8	7	8	6	15	6	15	6	15	15	15	15	15	-	9	7	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	2.0 ESE	-	2.5 E	0.7 N	2.0 ENE	-	2.4 E	2.0 E	-	0.6 NW
Period (s)	4	7	8	4	-	5	-	-	6	6	6	-	6	-	9	4	8	-	8	9	-	4

	Saturday 13														Sunday 14
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Susuki Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period(s)	6	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	139	113	119	145	150	66	150	154	154	155	93	93	93	61	61	60	88	90	90	109	109	109
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	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									5:04PM 1.49								1:50AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)														10:21PM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.6 S	-	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	4	4	-	7	-	8	8	8	4	4	4	-	-	-	5	5	5	5	-	-

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