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

	Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon
	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	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Izumi Chiba	Hayama Kanagawa	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Big Ben Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tainohama Shikoku	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Ada Okinawa
Rating	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.4 S	0.7 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.1 SSW	0.4 SE	0.6 NNE	0.4 SE	1.1 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.0 E	0.7 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.6 SW	0.6 ESE
Period(s)	6	7	9	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	9	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	9	9	6	9
Energy	343	365	82	37	24	268	281	130	46	72	49	128	322	370	219	58	182	187	135	86	376	76
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	on	cross	off	cross	off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:39PM 1.64		3:44AM 1.76	2:32PM 1.19		3:51AM 1.43	3:15PM 1.31				6:23PM 1.70	5:09AM 1.94	5:07PM 1.43	6:08PM 1.96	5:44AM 1.85			3:48AM 1.43	6:00PM 1.33	6:08PM 1.32	5:00AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)	9:20AM 0.77		9:13PM 0.54	9:57AM 0.56		9:08PM 0.48	10:14AM 0.32		9:21PM 0.53	9:26AM 0.30	12:04PM 0.21	12:09AM 0.58	11:38AM 0.04		11:53PM 0.66			11:01PM 0.84	10:52AM 0.12		11:08PM 0.88	11:57AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	8	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	16	18	7	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
High °C	18	16	20	18	20	19	19	20	20	16	14	15	15	14	18	21	20	18	21	24	20	24
Low °C	16	15	19	17	19	19	19	20	16	16	13	12	14	14	16	19	18	17	20	24	17	24
Chill °C (?)	18	14	20	17	20	18	19	20	20	16	12	14	14	11	18	21	20	18	21	24	20	24
Sunrise	4:58	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:54	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:47
Sunset	-	6:20	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.4 S	0.7 ENE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ESE	1.0 S	0.7 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	1.0 E	0.7 SE	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.8 E	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	7	7	9	7	6	9	6	6	6	6	9	10	10	10	8	8	7	8	5	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	1.0 ESE	0.4 NNW	-	0.3 ESE	0.3 NE	0.1 S	-	0.4 SE	0.6 NNE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 SE	0.3 NE	0.6 SE	-	0.4 S	0.2 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.4 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	8	5	-	8	7	13	-	8	8	9	8	8	13	10	-	7	11	9	8	10	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	0.3 NW	-	0.6 S	-	1.7 SSW	1.6 SW	1.1 SSW	0.4 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 NE	1.1 E	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	0.4 N
Period (s)	6	2	-	7	-	6	6	6	4	6	5	6	6	6	-	-	-	4	5	5	6	5

	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Big Ben Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hanamizu River Kanagawa	Katagai Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Hayama Kanagawa
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.8 ENE	2.1 ESE	1.2 E	2.0 SSW	1.2 S	2.1 WSW	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.9 S	0.4 E	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	9	9	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	4	8	5	6	6	7	7	7	6
Energy	545	504	375	212	818	370	724	374	208	72	59	55	42	32	46	89	116	135	411	533	395	130
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:08AM 1.48			1:51PM 1.13				2:05AM 1.34	4:42AM 1.65				4:00PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)								7:31PM 0.56					9:57AM 0.56				9:55PM 0.56				9:13AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	27	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	15	19	15	17	18	15	14	15	19	20	23	21	23	19	19	19	18	19	21	19
Chill °C (?)	18	18	14	19	13	16	18	15	14	14	19	20	23	21	23	19	19	19	18	19	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.8 ENE	0.1 SE	1.2 E	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.8 SW	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.1 E	0.4 E	0.5 S	1.3 SSW	-	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	13	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	7	8	5	6	-	7	7	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.5 S	-	0.3 S	1.2 SE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.3 N	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.1 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	11	5	-	5	7	7	7	8	8	8	5	5	12	-	12	8	8	9	9	9	5	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.1 ESE	-	2.0 SSW	1.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.9 S	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	7	7	7	6	-	-	-	-	5	4	5	5	-	6	7	7	7	6

	Sun	Monday 27
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Big Ben Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hanamizu River Kanagawa	Katagai Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Hayama Kanagawa
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 E	1.9 ENE	1.6 ESE	1.7 E	1.2 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 E	0.7 ENE	1.5 SE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 SSE	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SE	1.2 S	1.1 SE	0.9 S
Period(s)	9	9	6	9	6	6	6	13	6	13	10	10	8	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	8	7
Energy	594	624	204	478	221	170	161	278	255	290	163	166	180	32	141	135	190	84	263	327	299	88
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	on	off	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	glass	off	cross	on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					1:57AM 1.21	2:31AM 1.26	3:01AM 1.34											2:01PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)													9:20AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	1	3	4	3	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	15	18	17	18	14	17	18	18	20	20	19	16	20	22	18	16	15	15	15	17
Chill °C (?)	18	18	13	18	17	17	11	16	18	17	20	20	19	15	20	22	17	16	14	13	14	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 E	1.9 ENE	0.1 SE	1.7 E	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.7 ENE	0.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 SSE	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	1.1 SE	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	10	8	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	-	0.2 ESE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	-	0.3 S	0.4 NE	0.9 SSW	-	0.9 S	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.1 S
Period (s)	13	5	-	11	8	9	7	12	8	12	4	4	5	-	5	5	7	-	7	8	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 WSW	1.6 ESE	-	1.2 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 E	1.3 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	0.6 NNW	0.7 NNW	-	0.3 N	-	0.4 S	0.8 NW	0.3 NNE	0.4 NW	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	-	4	6	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	-	3	-	5	4	2	2	4	4	3

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