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

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	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	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hebara Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Gomoda Shikoku
Rating	2	2	4	3	5	9	4	5	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.5 SSW	5.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.9 WSW	0.4 ENE	1.2 SW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SE	0.8 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.9 SW	0.6 S
Period(s)	7	6	12	11	10	11	8	11	8	7	11	8	7	6	6	5	9	8	8	8	9	8
Energy	252	202	1119	906	4262	9192	1202	3062	1459	344	57	305	84	163	66	48	388	270	295	238	211	51
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:37PM 1.23	7:55AM 1.16		11:21PM 1.52	8:48AM 1.10		11:13PM 1.32		1:20PM 1.43	11:36PM 1.25		12:25PM 1.03	2:31AM 1.83		2:50PM 1.22	1:58AM 1.46		3:12PM 1.26	1:38AM 1.39	3:43AM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)		3:33PM 0.44	2:56AM 0.88		5:06PM 0.62		3:42AM 0.81	4:22PM 0.50		6:34AM 0.73			7:24AM 0.69	5:40PM 0.74	8:30PM 0.98	7:01AM 0.43		8:21PM 0.95	8:08AM 0.20		8:11PM 0.91	10:45AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	13	4	-	-	-	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	18	21	29	21	22	23	21	21	25	20	22	22	21	22	22	21	23	22	22	22
Low °C	22	22	17	20	25	21	20	22	21	21	25	19	21	22	20	21	22	21	23	22	20	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	18	21	29	21	22	23	21	21	25	20	22	22	21	22	22	21	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	4:54	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:30	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:48
Sunset	-	7:10	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:19	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.0 SSE	4.0 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SW	1.7 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SE	0.8 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.9 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	7	7	12	11	10	11	8	10	9	10	11	9	7	6	6	5	9	8	8	8	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.8 E	1.7 SE	1.0 ENE	1.6 SSE	1.4 SW	0.1 SE	0.3 N	0.6 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 E	0.4 S	0.3 E	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	0.8 SSE	0.8 SW	0.7 E	0.1 SE
Period (s)	11	11	7	7	8	8	11	8	8	9	5	6	9	8	7	8	6	7	7	9	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	-	-	3.5 SSW	5.0 SW	-	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.2 SW	0.3 NW	1.0 SSW	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	0.4 N
Period (s)	7	6	-	-	10	11	-	11	8	7	7	8	3	6	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	3

	Saturday 06								Sunday 07								Monday 08
	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	Aoura Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Chikura Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	9	4	3	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SE	2.2 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.5 S	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	5.0 SW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	12	12	12	12	11	9	10	9	8	11	10	10	8	8	11
Energy	244	307	283	252	240	202	81	1274	1119	1091	972	906	2085	4262	1089	1381	9192	1326	677	1202	1560	3062
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	10:06PM 1.63			8:37AM 1.51					9:37PM 1.23			7:55AM 1.16	10:28AM 1.55				11:21PM 1.52			8:48AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)			3:12AM 1.02				3:49PM 0.46			2:56AM 0.88					4:37PM 0.50				5:18AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	6	-
Temp. °C	23	22	21	22	22	22	22	18	18	17	18	20	25	29	25	24	21	20	19	22	21	23
Chill °C (?)	23	22	21	22	22	22	22	18	18	17	18	20	25	29	25	24	21	20	19	22	21	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	2.2 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.0 E	3.0 SSE	0.6 E	1.8 SSW	4.0 SW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSE	2.3 SW
Period (s)	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	11	7	10	8	8	11	10	10	8	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.8 E	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.4 SE	1.0 ENE	1.3 E	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	12	11	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	7	12	8	12	12	8	8	8	11	10	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 SE	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 S	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	5.0 SW	-	-	-	2.5 S	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	6	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	9	8	11	-	-	-	8	11

	Fri		Saturday 06
	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Kurihama Kanagawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Kuminatu Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	9	4	3	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.1 SE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.5 E	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	2.2 ENE
Period(s)	8	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	12	5	5	12
Energy	503	263	244	331	290	307	302	258	283	270	257	6	247	247	240	216	202	202	87	81	81	1250
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:49PM 1.54	10:03PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)							3:30AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	23	22	23	22	22	23	21	21	22	17	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	22	22	18
Chill °C (?)	21	23	23	22	23	22	22	23	21	21	22	16	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	22	22	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.2 ENE
Period (s)	7	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	12	7	7	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	11	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.4 NE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	-	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	-
Period (s)	8	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	5	5	-

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