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

	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wed
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Kurihama Kanagawa	Kurihama Kanagawa	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Yona Bay Okinawa
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 ESE	1.6 SSE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.1 SE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.6 SE	2.4 SE	2.2 SE	2.1 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 E	1.4 ESE	1.2 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	906	1375	2164	2349	1738	1546	1139	1330	1077	2437	2378	1606	1033	2499	1837	1530	1349	1397	975	796	627	447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				5:51AM 1.78	5:53PM 1.95		5:10AM 1.70			6:12AM 1.94		7:59PM 2.03	7:34AM 2.07			8:27AM 2.01					9:40PM 1.50	6:00AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)						11:50PM 0.45	11:26AM 0.10		11:46PM 0.52		1:31PM -0.15	1:48AM 0.52		2:13PM -0.17							2:50AM 0.95
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	17	23	23	20	14	14	16	15	17	17	16	19	18	17	20	20	19	21	19	19	22
Low °C	19	15	21	22	17	12	11	14	15	16	17	16	18	17	16	19	20	18	19	19	18	21
Chill °C (?)	20	16	23	23	20	14	12	16	14	17	17	16	19	18	17	20	20	19	21	19	19	22
Sunrise	5:46	-	-	6:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ESE	1.6 SSE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	2.1 SE	2.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.6 SE	2.4 SE	2.2 SE	2.1 ESE	2.0 ESE	2.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 E	1.4 ESE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	12	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.2 SSW	0.7 W	-	-	0.1 E	0.4 E	-	-	0.2 E	1.3 E	0.1 E	-	0.8 ENE	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	18	6	5	-	-	13	8	-	-	12	10	11	-	10	-	11	10	10	16	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 ESE	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	1.4 NNE	0.9 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 E	1.1 SE	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	6	4	7	5	5	3	11	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ikei Island Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Corners Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Kurihama Kanagawa
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SE	2.0 SSE	1.7 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.0 SE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	1.7 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	18	13	13	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	515	582	1061	1176	1031	1196	1556	1775	1944	1464	1873	2349	2447	2491	1868	1251	1546	1529	1450	1430	2091	1330
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	-	high	-	-	-	-	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							4:23PM 1.56				5:54AM 1.90					6:50PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)					11:03AM 0.31				10:32PM 0.36					12:10PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	19	25	20	23	15	16	15	18	21	22	23	23	19	21	12	13	14	17	19	16
Chill °C (?)	24	23	19	25	20	23	14	16	14	18	21	22	23	23	19	21	11	13	14	17	19	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:47	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.9 SE	2.0 SSE	1.7 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.0 SE	1.6 SE	1.9 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	1.7 SSE
Period (s)	12	13	13	18	13	13	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.6 SE	0.2 NNE	0.7 SE	1.0 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 E	1.1 E	0.6 NE	0.5 W	-	-	-	0.1 E	0.6 N	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.2 E	-
Period (s)	19	6	18	8	17	16	6	15	5	6	5	-	-	-	15	7	13	13	13	-	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	-	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.8 SW	1.1 ESE	1.2 SE	0.5 N	1.2 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	-	-	1.0 NNE	-	0.9 NE	0.7 NNE	0.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	5	-	5	5	-	4	5	7	3	6	4	7	-	-	6	-	5	5	5	6	7	11

	Tue		Wednesday 15
	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	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ikei Island Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Corners Okinawa	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Kurihama Kanagawa
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	0.9 SE	1.2 SE	0.6 SSE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	1.9 SE	2.1 SE	2.2 SE	2.2 SE	2.0 ESE	1.7 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	383	329	481	340	1394	1394	454	757	534	800	1653	1374	1644	2022	2032	1266	1954	2140	2445	2459	2084	1483
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)																					5:20PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)																12:01PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	4	5	-	3
High °C	24	23	20	24	19	19	16	17	16	19	25	25	25	25	19	25	18	18	18	17	20	16
Chill °C (?)	24	23	20	24	19	19	15	17	15	19	25	25	25	25	19	25	18	18	18	17	20	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:42	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 SE	1.2 SE	0.9 SE	1.6 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	1.9 SE	2.1 SE	2.2 SE	2.2 SE	2.0 ESE	1.7 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.8 WSW	1.2 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.3 NE	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.9 SE	-	1.0 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	12	12	19	17	18	20	12	12	12	12	6	8	6	-	-	5	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.6 WSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.0 ESE	-	1.0 ESE	-	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	-	0.7 WSW	1.0 SE	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	5	12	12	5	-	5	-	5	5	5	5	-	5	5	-	-	-	4	-

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