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

	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Amatu Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kurihama Kanagawa	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Suicide Cliffs Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Chikura Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kudaka Okinawa	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Castles Okinawa
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 ENE	2.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 E	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	0.8 ESE	1.1 ENE
Period(s)	11	10	10	9	10	10	6	7	7	8	7	10	8	8	6	9	9	8	8	7	5	8
Energy	939	1308	1243	518	1280	721	459	314	502	84	79	201	527	212	210	289	352	219	251	220	57	167
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)			11:22PM 1.53	10:40AM 1.36		11:13PM 1.32	10:38AM 1.05	12:19PM 1.10	11:36PM 1.25		3:00PM 1.60	12:17AM 1.28		4:38PM 1.70	1:32AM 1.27		4:16PM 1.34	1:08AM 1.45		5:53PM 1.78		5:18AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)		4:30PM 0.55		5:18AM 0.96	4:50PM 0.63		5:16AM 0.73			7:24AM 0.69			9:32AM 0.49		7:41PM 0.80	8:32AM 0.27		7:39PM 0.98	8:58AM 0.02		10:33PM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	clear	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	21	-	-	-	3	-	11	1	-
High °C	21	22	21	24	23	21	23	23	21	22	21	19	23	23	21	21	22	21	23	23	21	25
Low °C	20	22	20	23	22	20	21	22	20	20	20	19	23	23	20	21	22	19	22	23	21	25
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	24	23	21	23	23	21	22	21	19	23	23	21	21	22	21	23	23	21	25
Sunrise	4:24	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	4:26	-	-	4:24	-	-	5:35
Sunset	-	7:17	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:21	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ENE	2.2 S	2.0 SE	1.6 SSW	2.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 E	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	0.8 ESE	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	8	9	10	10	9	9	7	8	7	10	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	7	5	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.8 SSW	0.7 SE	1.3 E	0.7 S	0.8 SW	0.3 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.2 E	0.4 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.3 NNW	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.5 E	1.1 E	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	7	8	10	8	10	7	7	6	9	9	5	5	5	10	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.8 N	1.3 N	-	-	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	1.2 E	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	6	-	-	10	6	7	7	4	-	-	-	4	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	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	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Osaki Point Shikoku	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Big Ben Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.0 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 S	1.6 SSW	0.5 ENE	2.1 SW	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 SW	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	11	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	12	10	10	9	10	9	9	6	6	7
Energy	1119	1091	972	939	2812	1308	1302	2578	1243	1082	1820	518	213	1280	1183	573	721	519	200	459	345	314
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:37PM 1.23			7:55AM 1.16	9:47AM 1.54				11:22PM 1.53				10:58AM 1.47				11:13PM 1.32				10:27AM 1.05	12:19PM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)		2:56AM 0.88					4:39PM 0.53				5:04AM 0.93				4:22PM 0.50				5:05AM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	20	24	22	21	20	21	21	20	23	25	23	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	22
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	20	24	22	21	20	21	21	20	23	25	23	22	21	21	21	20	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	3.0 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	2.5 ESE	2.0 SE	2.0 SSW	2.3 S	1.6 SSW	0.8 S	2.1 SW	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.0 SW	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.3 SW	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	9	10	10	9	8	10	10	9	7	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 E	2.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 ESE	2.2 E	0.7 SE	0.8 ENE	1.3 E	1.6 SW	1.0 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.2 SSW	0.8 SW	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	7	7	9	7	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	1.8 N	0.9 N	-	1.3 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	6	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	10	10	7	6	6	7

	Sat	Sunday 07
	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	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 E	1.8 E	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	1252	1151	1119	1119	1112	1091	1091	993	972	955	939	939	795	781	2812	2781	1157	1308	1238	1183	1302	1160
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:37PM 1.23										7:55AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)						2:56AM 0.88														4:30PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	20
Chill °C (?)	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 E	1.8 E	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 E	1.8 E
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 N	1.8 N	1.6 N	1.4 N	0.9 N	0.8 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	5	6	6	6	5	5

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