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

	Thu		Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thu
	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Big Ben Chiba	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Katahama Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku
Rating	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	2	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 WSW	0.5 E	1.2 E	0.9 ESE	1.4 SE	2.1 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.1 S	2.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SW	3.5 ESE	3.0 SE	1.9 ESE
Period(s)	6	7	7	7	10	7	11	13	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	16	11	11	11
Energy	217	339	874	693	83	200	219	689	1822	2899	1458	1650	1602	3594	4605	734	2471	445	2194	3311	2073	1061
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:36PM 1.54	2:23AM 1.40		4:34PM 1.25		3:45AM 1.55	4:38PM 1.34	7:25PM 1.75	6:30AM 1.92		6:55PM 1.73	5:28AM 1.69		7:15PM 1.65	6:06AM 1.68		7:27PM 1.56	4:34AM 1.41		8:38PM 1.69	7:08AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		8:50PM 0.90	9:09AM 0.15		10:52PM 0.93	10:47AM 0.16		12:50AM 0.96		1:21PM 0.21	12:16AM 0.96			12:33AM 0.98		3:08PM 0.32	12:31AM 1.04		12:22PM 0.04	2:00AM 1.05		2:09PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	43	4	-	-	2	3	-	-
High °C	22	23	25	23	23	24	24	23	26	26	22	26	26	22	22	23	21	22	22	24	25	27
Low °C	21	22	24	22	21	23	22	22	24	25	21	24	22	21	22	22	20	22	21	22	23	25
Chill °C (?)	22	23	25	23	23	24	24	23	26	26	22	26	26	22	22	23	21	22	22	24	25	27
Sunrise	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:52	-
Sunset	6:54	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:15	-	-	6:51	-	-	7:23	-	-	6:51	-	-	7:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.0 S	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 E	1.2 E	0.9 ESE	1.4 SE	2.1 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.1 S	2.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 SW	3.5 ESE	3.0 SE	1.9 ESE
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	10	7	11	13	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	16	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.5 ESE	1.0 E	0.7 E	0.3 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.5 E	1.2 S	0.6 E	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.7 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.9 S
Period (s)	7	8	9	9	5	7	6	6	6	-	10	12	10	12	12	16	9	9	9	6	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 WSW	-	1.5 E	-	0.4 NE	0.8 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 NE	-	0.5 S	-	1.4 N	1.2 N	0.7 NE
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	-	7	-	3	4	5	-	-	-	-	10	3	-	4	-	6	5	5

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	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Torami Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Asakawa Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Katahama Shizuoka	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa
Rating	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SE	1.7 SE	0.6 E	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 WSW	0.4 ESE	1.4 WNW	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.9 E	1.2 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.6 SSE
Period(s)	6	6	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	6	10	10	11	7	11	11	10	13	13	13
Energy	224	217	534	78	339	530	572	874	787	693	68	297	83	104	226	200	211	219	211	495	689	888
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	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	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:26PM 1.20			1:47AM 1.39					5:25PM 1.61				3:37AM 1.51				4:38PM 1.34	7:25PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	10:01AM 0.33								9:27AM 0.17				10:52PM 0.93				10:51AM 0.20					12:50AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	21	22	24	23	22	22	24	24	23	24	22	22	18	22	23	23	24	22	23	22	22
Chill °C (?)	28	21	22	24	23	22	22	24	24	23	24	22	22	17	22	23	23	24	22	23	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	1.1 SE	1.7 SE	0.6 E	1.0 S	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SSE	1.1 SW	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.9 E	1.2 E	0.9 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.6 SSE
Period (s)	8	6	9	9	7	9	10	7	7	7	6	7	10	10	11	7	11	11	10	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.3 NE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 E	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	6	7	11	6	8	11	12	9	9	9	6	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	-	1.0 S	0.5 NE	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 WSW	0.6 NNE	1.4 WNW	-	0.8 NW	1.1 W	1.5 E	0.9 SW	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	6	-	5	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	6	-	4	7	7	7	-	-	3	3	3

	Thursday 28	Friday 29
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ohara Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Sakawa River Kanagawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Torami Chiba	Torami Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Big Ben Chiba
Rating	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 SSW	1.7 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s)	6	6	6	6	8	6	6	7	9	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	9	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	231	230	224	207	311	217	235	220	534	223	221	78	79	311	339	342	347	530	530	521	572	572
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								4:36PM 1.54									1:47AM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)		10:01AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	27	28	29	23	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23
Chill °C (?)	26	27	28	29	23	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.4 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 SSW	1.7 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	7	9	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	11	7	7	6	11	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	11	11	11	7	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 S	-	-	-	1.0 S	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	4	-	-	-	5	-	-	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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