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 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			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	Mera Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Takegashima Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba
Rating	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 E	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 E	1.5 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.8 ESE	1.3 E	1.5 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 SSE	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	7	7
Energy	362	155	245	248	357	311	237	477	380	235	295	722	698	425	220	276	549	237	515	473	215	299
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:57PM 1.84		3:15AM 1.49		6:26PM 1.96	3:08AM 1.54			4:55AM 1.52		8:56PM 2.03	7:55AM 2.03		8:44PM 1.85	8:16AM 1.91		9:58PM 1.68	7:53AM 1.79		10:10PM 1.55	7:16AM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)	9:20AM 0.07		9:31PM 0.69	10:07AM 0.04		11:58PM 0.86	10:21AM -0.07		10:59PM 0.84		2:13PM -0.11	2:26AM 0.91		2:49PM -0.12	2:07AM 1.05		2:37PM 0.05			3:02PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	3	-	8	-
High °C	17	23	17	19	22	21	22	21	21	21	24	22	24	24	19	24	21	23	21	22	18	20
Low °C	16	22	16	17	21	19	21	21	18	20	23	22	23	24	18	23	20	22	20	21	17	17
Chill °C (?)	16	23	17	19	22	21	22	21	21	21	24	22	24	24	19	24	21	23	21	22	18	20
Sunrise	4:37	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:13	-	-	4:31
Sunset	-	7:02	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:32	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.8 E	1.1 E	0.4 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 E	1.5 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.1 SE	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.8 SE	1.3 E	1.5 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 SSE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	10	9	9	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	12	8	9	9	7	9	10	10	10	10	7	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.3 E	0.3 SE	0.8 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.3 NNE	0.6 SSE	0.2 N	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	12	10	8	8	11	8	10	9	9	10	-	-	-	-	10	6	8	5	10	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 E	0.9 ENE	-	1.1 E	1.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.3 E	-	-	-	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	5	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	9	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	7

	Friday 15						Saturday 16								Sunday 17
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Mera Chiba	Takegashima Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Mera Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.8 E	0.8 ESE	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.2 ESE	1.3 E	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	213	362	354	155	100	344	245	261	232	248	215	357	490	205	311	323	251	237	248	477	380	368
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	4:19AM 1.96				5:27PM 1.73				3:05AM 1.42								3:08AM 1.54				5:30PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)			9:20AM 0.07				9:31PM 0.69				10:01AM -0.08				11:58PM 0.86				10:43AM -0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	16	17	23	20	19	17	16	16	17	18	22	21	18	20	19	18	21	21	21	20	22
Chill °C (?)	19	15	16	23	20	19	17	16	16	17	18	22	21	18	20	19	18	21	21	21	20	22
Sunrise	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:33	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.8 E	0.5 SE	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.4 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	1.3 E	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 E	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE
Period (s)	9	10	9	9	6	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.6 ESE	0.3 E	0.5 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 E	0.4 SE	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	11	12	12	10	8	10	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	8	8	8	10	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 ESE	1.0 E	-	0.5 NE	0.3 NE	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	9	9	5	6	6	-	7	8	9	9	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 15	Sat
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Mera Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Kurihama Kanagawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Corners Okinawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Corners Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.4 E	0.8 E	0.5 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.5 SE	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E
Period(s)	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	6	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	634	225	213	224	224	362	362	356	354	367	65	155	52	97	152	51	344	344	288	247	245	239
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:25AM 1.84													5:57PM 1.84	6:38PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)							9:20AM 0.07												9:31PM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	19	19	18	20	16	17	17	17	18	19	23	23	21	22	22	20	19	17	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	14	19	19	18	20	15	16	16	16	18	19	23	23	21	22	22	20	19	17	17	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 E	0.4 SE	0.8 E	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.8 E	0.5 SE	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	6	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	0.1 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	7	11	7	7	12	12	12	12	9	10	10	6	8	10	6	10	10	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 E	0.3 NNE	0.6 ENE	-	0.6 NNE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.4 E	0.8 ESE	0.9 ENE	1.4 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	-	-
Period (s)	9	3	4	-	3	9	9	9	9	9	2	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	-	-

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