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

	Mon	Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Kanegahama Kyu Shu	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Chikura Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Kurihama Kanagawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating	4	4	5	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	0.4 NE	1.0 SSW	0.9 NNE	0.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.4 NE	0.4 ESE	0.1 NE	1.1 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 E	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	8	10	8	5	7	7	8	8	8	5	5	8	7	8	9	8	8	9	8	9
Energy(?)	1087	2142	1009	40	237	103	43	191	483	417	43	1	103	1090	343	893	1081	611	238	60	98	81
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:53PM 2.08	4:03AM 1.41	5:20PM 1.85	7:37PM 0.56	5:19AM 1.60		6:35PM 1.76	5:53AM 1.90		6:21PM 1.82	4:55AM 1.37	5:18PM 1.44		5:52AM 1.49		7:30PM 1.74	5:27AM 1.40		8:15PM 1.80	7:04AM 1.61		9:01PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		9:57AM 0.60		1:02AM 0.10	11:21AM 0.31		12:41AM 0.27		12:06PM 0.31	12:19AM 0.52	11:21AM 0.13		11:25PM 0.54		12:46PM 0.14	1:11AM 0.72		12:13PM 0.03	1:50AM 0.73		2:19PM 0.04	2:21AM 0.89
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	45	-	15	3	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	35	22	37	6	-	-	-	-	7	2
High °C	21	21	18	20	13	14	14	12	11	11	15	19	19	21	17	18	17	17	15	23	20	13
Low °C	20	21	17	19	13	14	12	10	10	10	13	18	16	20	16	14	16	15	14	22	17	9
Chill °C (?)	21	21	16	19	12	13	14	9	9	9	15	19	18	21	15	16	17	16	15	23	20	11
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:24	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:30	-	-	6:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 E	2.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 NE	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SE	1.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.1 S	0.4 ESE	0.1 NE	0.3 ESE	0.2 E	1.1 ESE	0.3 NE	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.7 S
Period (s)	10	9	16	10	8	6	7	7	8	8	8	5	8	10	7	9	9	8	8	5	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 E	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.9 SSE	0.6 NE	0.3 NE	0.5 E	1.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.3 S	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	-	11	16	9	8	5	4	6	7	13	13	-	10	13	14	14	15	9	8	9	6	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	5.0 SW	0.6 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	1.0 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.4 NE	0.4 NNE	-	1.1 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.5 S	2.5 S	-	0.6 NNE	-	0.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	8	9	8	11	3	5	-	4	8	8	4	-	5	8	7	8	-	3	-	5	2	4

	Mon		Tuesday 31								Wednesday 01								Thursday 02
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Takegashima Shikoku	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kugenuma Rivermouth Kanagawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	1	0	3	1	4	4	1	4	5	4	5	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ESE	0.9 SSW	2.5 SSE	1.5 ESE	4.0 S	3.5 SSW	0.4 ENE	2.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.4 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	1.7 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SE	0.9 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	6	4	8	7	9	9	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	8	9	9	7	7	8	7
Energy(?)	116	33	911	231	2573	2958	77	1340	4636	1047	3605	1448	545	369	395	126	449	359	43	134	64	58
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-ebb	low	low	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					4:53AM 1.54				5:07PM 1.74				4:23AM 1.29				4:26PM 1.34				5:53AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	3:59PM 0.60		11:00PM 0.37	12:29AM 0.15			11:56AM 0.36				10:15PM 0.33				11:23AM 0.33				11:49PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	10	-	6	13	49	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6	10	-	2	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	14	19	21	24	21	20	14	17	16	15	19	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	15
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	12	18	21	24	21	20	13	17	16	13	19	13	12	11	12	13	12	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:52	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01
Sunset	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	-	0.3 ENE	1.5 ESE	0.1 SE	2.5 S	0.6 E	1.6 SSE	3.0 SSW	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	1.7 S	2.5 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SE	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.6 SE	0.9 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	6	-	10	7	18	9	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	7	8	8	7	7	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 SE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	-	1.4 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 NE	0.6 E	0.5 SE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	7	8	-	-	18	11	10	11	17	16	15	10	-	8	8	8	9	9	4	4	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	2.5 SSE	0.9 SSW	4.0 S	3.5 SSW	1.4 SW	2.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	0.5 N	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NE	0.9 E	-	-	0.7 E	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	8	5	9	9	6	8	10	3	10	-	-	-	4	4	5	-	-	4	-	-

	Monday 30								Tuesday 31
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Busan (Haeundae Beach) South Korea	Takegashima Shikoku	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Inamura Point Kanagawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kugenuma Rivermouth Kanagawa	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	1	0	3	1	4	4	1	4	5	4	5	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 ESE	0.7 SSW	1.8 SE	0.4 E	0.1 E	2.5 S	0.6 ENE	2.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.1 SSW	0.7 E	1.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	4.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period(s) (?)	5	4	6	3	8	8	11	8	6	6	5	10	5	5	6	9	6	6	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	59	19	270	2	1	763	96	704	241	331	61	109	66	329	167	2770	186	188	2034	2039	1580	1514
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)														4:43AM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)	3:59PM 0.60							10:40PM 0.22												10:55AM 0.47	11:02AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	4	-	12	1	2	3	-	2	3	4	-	-	-	-	2	7	1	1	-	7	-	-
High °C	17	18	17	14	16	20	22	19	16	15	17	17	17	18	14	19	16	16	20	17	21	20
Chill °C (?)	16	17	16	12	15	19	22	18	14	13	16	16	16	16	12	18	14	14	20	15	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.5 E	0.6 ENE	0.4 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.7 E	0.1 S	0.8 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	2.2 SSE	0.1 SE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE
Period (s)	-	12	10	-	8	10	11	10	18	18	11	10	11	10	10	18	10	10	9	17	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.1 SE	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	8	-	18	18	11	11	11	10	11	18	10	10	10	18	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 ESE	0.7 SSW	1.8 SE	0.4 E	1.2 S	2.5 S	1.5 SSW	2.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	4.0 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	5	4	6	3	5	8	6	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	9	6	6	9	9	9	9

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