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

	Wed		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Curren's Point Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Gomoda Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Tainohama Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Uchiboso Chiba
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	9	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.2 E	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.9 SE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	7	7	8	8	9	8	7	10	11	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16
Energy	523	613	230	212	474	980	766	81	284	374	1028	1151	1034	1158	3654	2186	3426	3261	3510	8090	4058	7131
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:19PM 1.55		3:20AM 1.85	3:47PM 1.31	1:47AM 1.39		4:25PM 1.25				7:25PM 1.75	6:30AM 1.92		6:52PM 1.89	5:58AM 1.95		7:23PM 1.76	6:05AM 1.81		7:47PM 1.71	4:54AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)		9:39PM 0.85	10:01AM 0.33		8:12PM 0.89	9:09AM 0.15		10:52PM 0.93	9:56AM 0.06	12:31PM 0.15	12:50AM 0.96		12:10PM 0.03	12:17AM 1.00		12:14PM -0.01	12:51AM 1.01		12:52PM 0.01	1:06AM 0.97		12:23PM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	1
High °C	24	22	26	22	22	25	25	23	22	25	23	26	25	22	24	26	21	22	22	21	22	22
Low °C	23	21	23	22	22	25	22	21	22	25	22	24	23	19	23	23	20	21	21	20	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	22	26	22	22	25	25	23	22	25	23	26	25	22	24	26	21	22	22	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:28	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:11	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:26	-
Sunset	7:09	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:50
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.9 SE	1.6 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.3 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	6	7	8	8	9	8	7	10	11	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.7 S	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.3 NE	0.6 SW	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	-	0.3 SE	2.1 SE	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	2.5 SSE
Period (s)	7	14	6	10	11	9	10	5	7	10	10	10	11	11	-	11	9	16	-	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.2 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 S	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	-	1.1 E	0.4 NE	0.8 NNE	1.2 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E	1.1 SSE	1.9 ENE	-	-	3.0 ESE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	8	7	-	6	3	4	5	4	4	10	5	8	-	-	9	7	9

	Wednesday 27				Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Torami Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.8 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.2 E	2.1 E	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 E	1.5 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 WSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 ESE
Period(s)	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	7	9	9	7	8	8	7	7	10	10	10
Energy	267	523	676	270	613	781	251	230	213	212	434	511	474	506	569	980	734	766	923	82	81	89
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			4:22PM 1.59				3:23AM 1.62				3:14PM 1.24			1:47AM 1.39					4:05PM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)	9:19AM 0.52			7:24PM 0.84	9:39PM 0.85				10:01AM 0.33								9:08AM 0.24				10:52PM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	12	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	24	22	21	21	21	22	23	26	22	22	22	22	22	22	25	23	25	22	23	22	18
Chill °C (?)	23	24	22	21	21	21	22	23	26	22	22	22	22	22	22	25	23	25	22	23	22	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.2 S	1.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.8 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 E	1.5 ESE	1.0 SW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 S
Period (s)	8	6	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	10	10	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 E	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	1.0 E	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	6	7	11	10	14	7	7	6	6	10	11	9	11	11	12	9	9	10	9	5	5	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 E	0.1 S	2.2 E	2.1 E	-	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 S	0.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 WSW	-	-	1.0 NW
Period (s)	6	7	7	5	7	7	-	6	6	6	5	7	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	-	-	4

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	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Gomoda Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 E	1.3 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 E	2.3 ESE	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE
Period(s)	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	965	955	267	259	238	523	508	518	676	676	594	270	508	535	613	685	1074	781	713	696	251	225
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)								4:19PM 1.55											3:23AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)													9:39PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	6	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SE	2.0 E	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	11	11	6	10	14	14	14	10	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	0.1 S	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 E	2.3 ESE	2.2 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	2.1 E	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-

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