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

	Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	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	Onjuku Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Bowls Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Big Ben Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Choshi Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Aoura Kyu Shu
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	N 9	N 8	SE 13	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 13	SE 14	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 16	ESE 14	SSE 8	ESE 13	SW 7	ESE 13	SSE 14	SE 14
kJ	121	57	562	195	180	269	722	679	378	668	877	1124	953	1904	1382	663	987	395	1253	1463	1368
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	ENE	WSW	WSW	NNE	SSW	WSW	WNW	S	NNE	NNW	N	S	SW	WNW	NE	N	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:53PM1.62m	8:04PM2.13m	9:21AM1.96m	5:17PM1.56m	6:03PM1.62m	7:35AM1.31m	5:26PM1.51m		8:52AM1.31m		6:36PM1.48m	11:04AM1.51m		10:40PM1.59m	11:39AM1.22m	1:11PM1.61m	8:56PM1.23m		2:03PM1.53m	1:51AM1.50m
Low Tide	11:10AM0.86m		2:47AM-0.01m			1:16AM0.13m	11:49AM1.11m	12:03PM1.04m	1:06AM0.09m		1:01PM1.05m	2:28AM0.22m	3:36AM0.35m	4:08PM1.25m		3:13AM0.34m			7:04AM0.56m		8:27PM1.04m


mm	—	—	—	1	1	21	37	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
Max °C	16	17	24	25	18	21	17	19	20	21	21	19	17	18	24	21	22	17	17	19	18
Min °C	16	17	23	24	18	18	15	18	19	21	20	15	14	18	23	19	20	15	15	16	15
Chill °C	15	17	24	25	18	21	17	19	20	21	21	19	17	18	24	21	22	16	17	19	18
	5:54	—	—	6:35	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	4:50	—	—	4:49	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:47	—	—	4:58	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:08	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 8	N 9	N 8	SE 5	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 13	SE 14	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 16	ESE 14	SSE 13	ESE 13	SW 7	ESE 13	SSE 14	SE 14
kJ	61	57	562	195	60	269	349	545	378	668	877	1124	953	1904	1382	663	987	143	1253	1463	1368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	—	—	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 19	WSW 7	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	N 7	S 14	SSW 5	SE 8	NE 6	E 9	NE 6
kJ	47	42	—	—	180	77	40	72	171	432	158	497	585	751	22	388	32	196	26	39	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	ESE 9	E 9	SE 5	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	SW 6	W 7	ENE 4	NW 4	—	—	SSE 8	SW 6	SW 7	NNE 6	NE 5	NNE 6
kJ	121	—	29	129	68	—	722	679	—	82	408	15	46	—	—	654	79	395	110	70	190
Sea °C	24	24	28	28	24	25	23	23	23	24	25	24	24	24	28	23	26	24	26	26	26
Diff °C	+1.3	+1.6	+1.1	+1.1	+1.7	+1.7	+0.7	+0.5	+0.5	+1.7	+2.2	+1.6	+0.3	+0.3	+1.2	+0.5	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+2.5	+1.6

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