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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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

	Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	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	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Tainohama Shikoku	Malibu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Turtles Okinawa	Mera Chiba	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Katahama Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Katahama Shizuoka
Rating (10 max)	8	9	9	7	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	6
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 13	E 13	E 11	ENE 12	E 16	E 9	E 16	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	7403	7929	8570	6223	1493	1104	757	850	628	896	1834	1240	946	2308	1269	1474	2015	1083	2877	3526	2907
Wind (km/h)	NNW	SSE	N	N	NW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	SSE	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		3:53PM1.78m	2:49AM1.56m		3:59PM1.72m			5:58PM1.96m		5:10AM1.95m	3:44PM1.48m		4:04AM1.52m	4:03PM1.52m		5:53AM1.89m	5:22PM1.75m		5:56AM1.67m	4:43PM1.57m
Low Tide			9:19PM1.03m	8:05AM0.37m		10:24PM0.71m	8:53AM0.38m		9:21PM0.60m	11:20AM0.49m		9:53PM0.46m	10:03AM0.50m		11:29PM0.38m	11:45AM0.66m		11:59PM0.31m	11:39AM0.76m		00:08AM0.30m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	25	24	19	21	23	18	21	25	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	22
Min °C	23	24	18	20	22	16	21	25	19	21	21	18	20	21	20	20	22	20	21	21	20
Chill °C	25	24	18	21	23	18	21	25	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	22
	6:01	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:39	—	—	6:11	—	—	5:41	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:48	—	—
	—	5:53	—	—	5:28	—	—	6:08	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:10	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 13	E 13	E 11	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 16	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	7403	7929	8570	6223	1493	1104	757	1	277	564	1834	1240	946	2308	1269	1474	1578	1083	2242	3526	2169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 7	—	ENE 10	WNW 4	—	E 18	E 21	E 16	ESE 16	—	NE 10	E 9	—	—	—	SE 17	SE 15	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	140	269	—	663	12	—	162	9	628	53	—	14	343	—	—	—	135	365	—	210	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 6	—	NW 4	N 5	ENE 11	ENE 12	—	E 9	NE 9	E 6	NE 9	—	—	—	E 12	—	ESE 15	ENE 10	ESE 14
kJ	—	—	157	—	11	59	645	850	—	896	20	53	3	—	—	—	2015	—	2877	667	2907
Sea °C	27	28	27	25	25	27	26	29	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	25
Diff °C	+2.0	+1.2	+1.5	+0.8	-0.1	+1.2	+1.6	+1.3	+1.6	+0.9	+1.6	+1.3	+1.6	+1.6	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	+1.6	0.0

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