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

	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri
	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Keta Reef Oshima Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Bowls Okinawa
Rating	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.6 ENE	1.1 E	2.1 ESE	3.0 E	2.2 ESE	3.0 E	2.3 ENE	0.7 NE	1.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 E	0.6 E	1.3 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 ESE	-	0.4 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.2 ESE	0.9 E
Period(s)	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	8	9	8	7	6	7	9	-	5	7	7	8
Energy	142	209	658	221	642	1970	851	1669	869	135	352	89	78	66	105	28	38	0	33	201	174	153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)			1:30AM 1.37		12:41PM 1.39	2:56AM 1.63		2:08PM 1.37		3:34AM 1.69	3:36PM 1.57		3:58AM 1.64	4:15PM 1.61		4:29AM 1.73	5:01PM 1.73		4:59AM 1.80	5:34PM 1.71		5:13AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	11:45AM 1.08	5:31PM 0.43		7:54AM 1.16		7:46PM 0.59	9:05AM 0.97		8:38PM 0.57	9:48AM 0.77		9:50PM 0.48	10:11AM 0.58		10:19PM 0.59	10:47AM 0.38		10:59PM 0.52	11:20AM 0.21		11:25PM 0.68	11:40AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	2	5	1	-	2	3	37	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	15	18	18	16	17	17	21	22	21	21	18	19	18	21	13	13	14	16	22
Low °C	15	14	14	13	17	18	15	16	16	20	22	20	19	18	17	18	19	12	13	13	14	21
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	15	18	17	15	16	16	21	22	21	21	18	18	18	21	12	10	12	15	22
Sunrise	5:35	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	4:54	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	6:47	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.1 E	0.2 S	-	-	-	2.3 ENE	0.7 NE	1.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.1 E	0.4 E	1.3 SSW	0.6 NE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	1.2 ESE	0.8 N
Period (s)	7	8	8	9	6	-	-	-	9	10	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	5	6	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.1 SE	-	-	-	0.1 SE	0.6 NNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NNW	0.1 SE	0.5 S	-	0.2 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	0.3 E	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SW
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	15	-	-	-	11	6	6	5	12	6	-	10	9	-	8	9	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NNE	0.6 NNE	1.6 ENE	-	2.1 ESE	3.0 E	2.2 ESE	3.0 E	1.4 NNW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	-	2.1 SW	-	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	0.9 E
Period (s)	6	5	8	-	9	10	10	9	6	6	-	-	-	-	6	-	7	-	4	7	-	8

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	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.6 ENE	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	2.0 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	9	9
Energy	1042	299	273	209	273	308	658	212	225	1069	1839	1354	1474	1775	1194	1849	1591	1463	2480	1716	1011	915
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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	low
High Tide / height (m)	5:11AM 2.17		9:26AM 1.34					1:50AM 1.47				12:37PM 1.30				2:31AM 1.46				2:08PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)						6:14PM 0.54				7:54AM 1.16				7:05PM 0.56				8:31AM 0.98				8:48PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	2	2	2	8	15
Temp. °C	15	15	16	14	14	14	14	11	13	15	15	15	18	18	16	18	18	19	19	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	15	14	16	13	13	13	13	10	12	14	14	15	17	17	16	17	17	19	19	15	15	15
Sunrise	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.9 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.7 E	2.0 E	1.7 ESE	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 E	2.1 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	6	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.6 NNE	1.6 ENE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	2.0 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	3.0 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 ESE	2.5 ESE
Period (s)	8	2	3	5	5	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	9	9

	Friday 24	Sat
	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Nagata Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.6 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.7 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period(s)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	9
Energy	1149	355	327	131	142	142	160	166	164	182	177	116	58	58	192	54	52	51	51	144	200	198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)								10:02AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)		4:43AM 1.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	14	13	12	15	15	12	15	15	15	15	12	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ENE	1.3 ESE	1.2 E	0.7 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	9	6	6	6	6	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	8	8	10	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	12	12	7	12	12	12	12	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NNW	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	0.7 NE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	8	3	2	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	4	9	9

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