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

	Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Sat
	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	Mera Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Buma Okinawa	Big Ben Chiba	Kudaka Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Ada Okinawa	Mera Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Asakawa Shikoku
Rating	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.5 NE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 NE	0.8 ENE	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.6 E	2.2 ENE	1.1 E	1.8 ENE	2.0 E	1.0 E
Period(s) (?)	7	12	13	11	13	12	11	11	13	11	12	7	11	14	13	13	13	8	9	8	12	13
Energy(?)	539	846	623	394	2114	1059	250	236	46	166	303	280	134	191	637	555	145	554	286	462	1194	324
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:30PM 1.75	6:15AM 1.47		7:42PM 1.15	6:53AM 1.35		7:59PM 0.94	6:54AM 1.37		9:03PM 0.85	7:07AM 1.20			8:14AM 1.08			8:13AM 1.07			3:36AM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)		2:25PM 0.25	2:24AM 0.49		1:03PM 0.33	1:05AM 0.62		2:29PM 0.23	12:47AM 0.69		4:11PM 0.47	12:46AM 0.78		3:17PM 0.47				6:21PM 0.38			8:03PM 0.30	8:27AM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	11	9	8	10	11	9	9	17	8	17	8	17	9	9	10	12	10	10	10	11	16
Low °C	13	11	5	6	10	11	6	9	16	4	17	6	16	9	8	9	11	6	8	9	9	12
Chill °C (?)	11	8	6	4	8	10	7	9	16	5	16	5	17	7	7	8	12	7	8	8	8	16
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:41	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	5:36	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:34	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:38	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.5 NE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.9 NNW	0.7 ENE	0.7 NNW	0.9 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.6 E	0.3 NW	1.1 E	0.1 NW	2.0 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	7	12	13	11	13	12	11	11	8	11	7	11	7	11	13	13	13	5	9	5	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.8 NNE	0.3 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 SW	0.6 NE	0.1 SE	0.5 ESE	0.7 E	0.8 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 E	0.1 SE	0.8 WNW	-
Period (s)	12	8	7	6	8	7	4	4	13	5	12	10	8	14	5	9	10	9	13	11	4	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	0.6 NE	1.6 N	0.7 NNE	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.4 SW	1.0 N	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	1.1 E	-	2.2 ENE	1.1 NW	1.8 ENE	1.0 NW	1.0 NNE
Period (s)	7	4	7	3	-	-	4	5	5	5	5	7	-	-	-	5	-	8	5	8	4	6

	Saturday 07								Sunday 08								Monday 09
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Torami Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Choshi Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Choshi Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Choshi Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.5 SW	2.5 W	1.3 WSW	2.2 W	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NNE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.3 NE	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	0.9 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	8	8	8	8	13	12	6	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	60	70	71	964	1595	1201	255	563	623	599	246	534	562	366	1677	1363	1059	895	226	572	505	236
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	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)								7:30PM 1.41				6:06AM 1.29				8:23PM 1.20				7:32AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)		2:04AM 0.39				12:43PM 0.19				12:24AM 0.65				12:57PM 0.33				1:40AM 0.70				1:50PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	8	14	15	14	12	12	7	5	8	6	8	10	10	11	11	11	7	11	12	9
Chill °C (?)	8	6	5	12	15	13	10	10	4	1	6	3	6	8	8	10	9	8	5	8	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 W	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.8 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.3 NE	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	0.9 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	8	13	13	12	8	8	8	8	13	12	7	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	-	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.8 NNE	0.4 S	0.2 ESE	0.6 NNE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	-	0.1 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	4	8	8	-	12	12	12	12	7	7	10	6	6	6	8	7	7	-	6	10	10	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	2.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 W	0.6 ENE	3.0 WNW	1.6 N	-	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	1.1 WNW	0.3 NNE	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	3	3	8	8	8	3	8	7	-	6	7	-	4	-	-	-	7	5	6	6	5

	Fri		Saturday 07
	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	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Torami Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Choshi Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Aoura Kyu Shu	Choshi Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Choshi Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba
Rating	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 WSW	1.6 ENE	2.3 SSW	0.3 ESE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	12	6	6	6	12	7	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12
Energy(?)	64	79	79	694	755	265	265	476	1120	1080	29	878	878	522	1249	1146	1127	1107	825	1124	1058	663
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	on	on	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)									5:47AM 1.29	6:01AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)																	1:24PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	10	14	14	14	15	13	15	14	8	14	13	15	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	9	9	7	12	12	11	12	10	12	12	6	12	11	14	8	8	7	7	10	8	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.3 ESE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	4	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.2 E	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSW	-	0.9 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	13	8	8	12	7	7	7	7	8	7	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.2 S	1.5 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 WSW	1.9 S	2.3 SSW	-	0.4 W	0.4 W	2.0 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.6 NE	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.0 NE
Period (s)	2	2	2	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	-	4	4	8	7	7	7	7	4	8	8	5

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