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.

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Preloading...

16 day forecast maps are a premium feature
Sign Up

Already have an account? Sign in

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Japan Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Japan Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Japan Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Japan Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Japan Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Japan Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Japan Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Japan Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Japan Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Japan Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			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	Izumi Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Buma Okinawa	Kojima Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Osaki Point Shikoku
Rating	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	5	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	2.3 NE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.8 NNW	1.2 NE	1.5 ENE	0.5 NE	0.6 NNW	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.5 E	1.6 NE	2.4 NE	1.7 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 E	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	11	13	12	11	11	11	7	6	7	11	7	13	13	13	6	14	7	7	14	14	14	15
Energy(?)	521	1778	1048	253	201	218	370	154	347	130	57	1158	1095	1252	97	175	513	1048	1214	2118	1912	620
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			7:14PM 1.19	6:36AM 1.40		9:08PM 1.07	7:47AM 1.27		10:15PM 0.95	8:03AM 1.18			8:14AM 1.08			5:10AM 1.01			4:20AM 0.39	3:45PM 1.48		5:51AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)			12:27AM 0.76		2:30PM 0.32	1:55AM 0.78		3:13PM 0.35	2:01AM 0.85		3:36PM 0.34			5:20PM 0.38				7:10PM 0.34	11:22AM 0.19		10:47PM 0.53	11:31AM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	10	11	9	10	8	16	11	8	17	16	12	13	13	10	8	12	9	12	16	13	14
Low °C	7	9	10	5	8	6	16	11	6	17	16	12	12	13	8	6	10	6	7	14	11	11
Chill °C (?)	4	9	10	8	8	6	15	9	5	16	15	12	13	13	8	5	9	5	11	16	13	14
Sunrise	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:13
Sunset	-	5:42	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:32	-	-	5:45	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	2.3 NE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ESE	0.6 NNW	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.3 NW	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 E	1.2 E
Period (s)	11	13	12	11	11	11	8	11	10	8	7	13	13	13	5	9	14	14	14	14	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 NE	0.5 SW	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SW	0.5 NNW	0.6 ESE	0.3 WNW	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.1 SE	0.5 E	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.7 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	6	8	7	4	4	5	13	10	7	7	7	5	5	5	8	14	-	-	9	6	5	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 N	2.2 NW	-	0.6 NNE	0.6 SW	1.1 WSW	1.8 NNW	1.2 NE	1.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.3 NE	-	0.3 WNW	-	1.1 ENE	1.0 NW	1.6 NE	2.4 NE	1.0 NNE	-	-	0.3 NE
Period (s)	4	8	-	3	5	5	7	6	7	5	3	-	4	-	6	4	7	7	6	-	-	4

	Sunday 08						Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Amatu Chiba	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Katagai Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Buma Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Californias Okinawa
Rating	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 ENE	1.5 NNE	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	1.5 N	1.5 N	1.4 N
Period(s) (?)	12	9	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	7	7	7
Energy(?)	664	364	422	523	1569	1269	1048	880	734	622	208	201	386	204	218	292	156	131	142	284	275	356
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						8:23PM 1.20				7:32AM 1.34				8:25PM 1.02				7:21AM 1.25	11:28AM 0.44
Low Tide / height (m)				1:03PM 0.33				1:40AM 0.70				1:48PM 0.22				1:55AM 0.78					5:13PM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	5	7	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	10	12	8	8	13	6	6	7	16	17	16
Chill °C (?)	1	4	5	9	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	10	6	7	11	2	2	7	15	16	15
Sunrise	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.5 NNE	1.1 E	1.3 ENE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.4 N
Period (s)	12	9	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	12	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.4 W	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.1 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	-	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	8	7	7	7	7	10	4	4	10	4	5	5	5	5	-	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNW	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 NNE	0.6 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	-	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	-	1.5 N	1.5 N	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	4	5	6	5	5	-	6	6	-	7	7	12

	Sunday 08	Mon
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Amatu Chiba	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Katagai Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Buma Okinawa	Buma Okinawa	Californias Okinawa
Rating	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ENE	1.4 NNE	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	2.1 NE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.3 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.1 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.6 NE	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 N
Period(s) (?)	12	9	13	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	10	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1227	359	519	535	1374	1671	1569	1677	1703	1703	482	467	1677	458	448	1429	352	352	80	208	182	162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				6:18AM 1.42	7:17AM 1.39												7:42PM 1.13			10:09PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)											1:14PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	7	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	7	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	2	6	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	8	6	10	9	10	8	8	5	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.4 NNE	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	2.1 NE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.3 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	2.1 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.6 NE	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 N
Period (s)	12	9	13	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	10	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.8 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.5 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	-	-	7	7	8	6	6	8	6	6	-	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NE	-	-	-	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.6 NE	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	4	4

List of all animated swell maps

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None