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

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Jungmun Beach (Jeju Island) South Korea	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Ohara Chiba	Katahama Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Okuragahama Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Shida Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands
Rating	1	1	4	3	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	4	3	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SE	1.1 SW	3.0 SE	2.3 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.8 NE	1.1 E	1.3 E	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	2.5 SSW	1.3 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.2 NE
Period(s) (?)	7	6	8	7	9	10	10	10	10	6	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	9	7	7
Energy(?)	114	91	1080	506	1075	1116	821	556	163	224	226	293	87	118	824	218	1070	692	181	297	269	462
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			8:06AM			9:04AM		11:47PM	9:00AM		11:49PM 7:50PM	8:11AM 8:11PM		1:09AM	9:20AM		1:55AM		1:21PM	11:46PM		12:59PM
Low Tide / height (m)		12:42AM			8:30PM	3:44AM 2:37PM	3:41PM		3:43AM	3:28PM		4:28AM	5:43PM		5:38AM	12:45AM	6:21PM 1:06AM	7:26AM	6:24PM		6:21AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	6	-	30	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	12	-	-	-	2	-
High °C	18	15	21	16	15	18	18	18	20	22	18	17	20	17	23	24	16	22	21	18	14	18
Low °C	15	13	16	16	13	18	17	16	17	19	15	16	18	17	21	23	15	19	20	15	14	17
Chill °C (?)	18	14	21	14	15	18	18	17	20	22	17	17	20	16	23	24	16	22	21	18	12	18
Sunrise	-	-	5:13	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:47	-	-	5:24	-	-	4:41	-	-	4:41	-
Sunset	7:13	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.1 SW	-	0.4 NE	2.5 SE	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.8 ESE	0.9 SSW	0.2 ESE	1.4 SW	1.3 E	0.7 E	0.8 ESE	1.7 S	1.3 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.7 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	7	6	-	11	9	10	10	10	6	10	7	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.5 SE	-	-	0.1 W	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 SW	0.9 ESE	0.2 S	0.9 E	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NE	0.9 ESE	0.8 E	-	1.1 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.1 SE	0.4 SW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	9	6	-	-	9	10	10	7	10	5	10	7	6	9	7	9	-	9	9	15	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 SE	0.6 NW	3.0 SE	2.3 SE	0.6 WNW	0.8 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	1.8 NE	1.1 E	-	-	0.9 SSE	2.5 SSW	0.5 WSW	1.6 SW	2.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.2 NE
Period (s)	7	4	8	7	4	5	3	3	-	6	10	-	-	5	8	3	8	8	4	9	7	7

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	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Ohara Chiba	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Jungmun Beach (Jeju Island) South Korea	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Ohara Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hebara Chiba	Katahama Shizuoka	Onjuku Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 ESE	1.1 SE	1.0 SSE	0.7 NNE	1.1 SW	2.4 SSW	1.5 SSE	3.0 SE	2.3 SE	2.3 SE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.1 ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	7	5	10	6	7	7	8	8	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	10
Energy(?)	65	114	54	83	91	512	200	1080	617	506	1057	1306	1075	1994	1384	1116	577	821
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)								7:48AM 1.70					9:11PM 1.29			6:47AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)				6:13PM 0.11		2:49AM 1.07				1:26PM 0.11				12:50AM 1.08				2:10PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	clear	heavy rain	clear	heavy rain	clear	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	6	-	23	-	28	-	10	23	16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	17	14	16	16	16	21	16	16	16	14	15	15	18	16	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	17	12	15	16	16	21	14	16	16	14	13	14	18	15	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ESE	1.1 SE	0.3 ESE	0.7 NNE	1.1 SW	2.0 S	1.5 SSE	-	2.3 SE	0.4 NE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	3.0 SE	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.1 ESE
Period (s)	9	7	8	10	6	7	7	-	8	11	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.3 ESE	-	0.5 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	-	0.8 SW	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 W	0.4 NE	0.4 SW	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	9	9	10	-	6	12	10	-	7	-	10	10	9	10	6	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	2.0 SE	1.0 SSE	0.6 SW	0.6 NW	2.4 SSW	-	3.0 SE	-	2.3 SE	3.0 SE	-	0.6 WNW	1.1 N	0.5 NNW	0.8 NNE	1.2 WSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	4	7	5	4	4	7	-	8	-	7	8	-	4	5	4	5	7	3