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

	Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thu
	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Onjuku Chiba	Osaki Point Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Aja Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.2 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 E	2.1 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ENE	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period(s)	10	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	11	9	10	10	10	10
Energy	267	217	235	270	328	387	881	459	512	264	424	236	713	288	259	247	90	137	334	293	201	224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:15PM 1.77		4:51AM 1.85	5:13PM 1.81		5:22AM 1.90		6:14PM 2.06	3:40AM 1.46	5:48PM 1.43	7:07PM 1.95	3:58AM 1.52		6:21PM 1.44	4:19AM 1.58		9:47PM 1.88	8:16AM 1.91		9:21PM 1.79	9:03AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	9:44AM 0.35		10:30PM 0.64	11:24AM 0.14		9:31PM 0.69	12:00PM 0.04		11:55PM 0.85	10:41AM -0.22		12:34AM 0.94	11:20AM -0.11	12:47PM -0.12	11:04PM 1.04	11:49AM -0.10	1:16PM 0.01			3:13PM 0.03	2:35AM 1.14	3:23AM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	23	20	23	22	17	23	23	20	19	20	21	20	23	19	22	24	24	25	26	23	26
Low °C	19	22	19	22	20	17	21	21	19	19	19	19	17	23	18	21	23	23	24	25	21	25
Chill °C (?)	21	23	20	23	22	17	23	23	20	19	20	21	20	23	19	22	24	24	25	26	23	26
Sunrise	4:50	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:31	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35
Sunset	-	7:01	-	-	6:55	-	-	7:04	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	0.3 SE	1.4 E	1.7 E	0.1 E	1.9 E	1.2 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.2 E	2.1 ENE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ENE	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	0.9 ENE	0.4 NE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	11	9	8	15	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	11	9	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.6 E	0.3 NE	0.4 SE	1.0 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 SE	0.8 ENE	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	9	6	6	-	9	9	11	8	12	8	7	-	-	9	8	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.8 NE	1.3 ESE	0.6 NE	1.9 E	1.8 E	-	0.4 NE	-	0.3 SW	1.9 NNE	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.2 ESE	-	0.8 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	2	-	4	9	7	8	8	-	9	-	2	7	-	-	-	4	9	10	-	5	-

	Thursday 14								Friday 15								Saturday 16
	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aoura Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	0.1 SE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.6 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	12	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	251	273	289	267	266	217	230	203	235	734	230	270	11	328	325	668	387	525	798	881	456	459
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:19AM 1.61				4:34PM 1.79			2:35AM 1.34	4:16AM 1.88				5:27PM 1.73				4:44AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	9:08PM 0.64				9:44AM 0.35				10:30PM 0.64				9:30AM 0.19				9:31PM 0.69				12:00PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	17	19	21	23	20	20	20	15	17	22	18	22	20	18	17	17	17	21	23	23
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	19	21	23	20	20	20	13	17	22	18	22	20	18	17	17	17	21	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 ESE	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 SE	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 E	0.1 S	0.1 E
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	11	7	9	9	8	8	8	6	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 NNE	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.2 S	0.3 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	3	7	7	-	7	7	6	7	11	7	9	11	11	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	1.6 E	0.4 NNE	0.8 NE	0.4 NE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	0.6 NE	1.6 E	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.8 E	1.8 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	9	3	4	3	9	8	9	7	8	8	8	8	8

	Wed	Thursday 14
	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	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Mera Chiba	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E
Period(s)	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Energy	565	251	251	261	270	273	273	283	289	283	267	267	267	266	266	323	212	217	217	230	230	235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)							3:19AM 1.61													4:34PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)													9:44AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	20	23	23	23	22	20	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	20	23	23	23	22	20	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E
Period (s)	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE
Period (s)	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	3	3	3
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	2	-	-	-

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