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 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			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	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Aja Okinawa	Amatu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Malibu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Suruga Bay Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	6	3	1	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 NE	2.1 ENE	1.7 E	2.2 ESE	2.0 E	1.8 ENE	1.6 NE	1.3 E	1.1 E	0.5 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.4 E	1.8 SSE	1.9 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SW	0.6 ESE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	9	10	10	12	10	9	10	10	9	9	6	7	9	7	11	7	6	7	8
Energy(?)	551	1028	669	779	1380	1047	1323	387	298	61	229	166	54	327	418	1336	721	2627	54	97	133	1706
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:55AM 1.49				12:34PM 1.48		3:52AM 1.68	12:03PM 1.06		4:10AM 1.64	3:18PM 1.50		3:37AM 1.22	4:16PM 1.69		4:43AM 1.28	4:27PM 1.36		5:02AM 1.37	5:10PM 1.42		5:21AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)				8:09AM 1.33		8:21PM 0.55	9:37AM 1.16		7:41PM 0.25	9:58AM 0.87		8:39PM 0.21	9:18AM 0.62		10:11PM 0.24	10:28AM 0.52		10:45PM 0.31	11:01AM 0.41		11:15PM 0.41	11:32AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	12	27	9	15	2	-	31	33	4
High °C	17	17	17	14	16	16	16	15	14	20	16	15	16	19	19	20	18	17	24	15	13	12
Low °C	15	17	14	12	16	16	16	15	13	20	14	13	14	18	18	20	16	14	22	14	11	10
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	13	15	16	16	14	13	20	15	14	16	19	19	20	16	16	24	13	11	9
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	6:24	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:18	-	-	5:26
Sunset	-	6:29	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:30	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NE	2.1 ENE	1.7 E	2.2 ESE	2.0 E	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 E	1.1 E	0.5 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.7 SW	0.6 ENE	1.9 SSE	0.1 SE	0.3 ENE	3.0 SW	0.6 ESE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.9 S
Period (s)	8	10	10	9	10	10	11	10	9	10	10	9	5	10	7	18	10	11	7	6	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ESE	0.3 W	-	0.3 SW	1.6 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.6 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.3 N	0.3 SSW	0.6 NE	0.4 E	-	0.4 E	0.1 SE	0.2 E	2.4 SSE	0.4 WNW	0.2 E	0.6 SW	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	9	6	-	8	11	10	12	11	10	5	4	6	9	-	10	18	9	9	6	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 E	0.6 NNE	-	-	1.8 SSE	-	3.0 S	2.5 S	-	0.8 SSW	0.9 NE	0.6 E	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	6	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	4	-	-	6	-	9	7	-	4	4	3	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kugenuma Rivermouth Kanagawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Kuminatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.4 SSE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.6 E	1.6 ENE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.2 E	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 ENE	1.6 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	13	12	11	12	11	10
Energy(?)	1042	1072	705	1028	1017	1045	1086	1477	1185	524	547	549	530	266	1047	1223	1501	1323	1192	1049	846	714
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	low	high	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)											11:44AM 1.36						4:08AM 1.02			12:44PM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)	4:23AM 1.23					6:32PM 0.57				7:36AM 1.23				7:55PM 0.41				8:23AM 0.92				8:33PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	11	17	17	17	16	11	10	15	18	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	10	13	8	17	17	17	16	8	7	15	18	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Sunrise	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:33	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.4 SSE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.6 E	1.6 ENE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.2 E	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSE	0.3 W	-	0.9 NNE	-	0.4 NE	0.8 NE	-	0.1 S	0.3 SW	0.2 ENE	-	1.2 NNE	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 E	1.3 NE	1.2 NE
Period (s)	8	8	10	6	-	6	-	10	11	-	12	8	13	-	10	10	13	12	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.5 NE	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	-	0.9 NNE	1.0 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	4	3	7	6	-	6	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kugenuma Rivermouth Kanagawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Kuminatu Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.0 SE	1.9 NNE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	1.7 E	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	822	1045	625	706	547	551	588	1388	1548	370	547	1807	1807	706	3181	3181	2423	2423	2423	2219	2111	2111
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)		4:23AM 1.23													5:33PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	13	14	15	15	12	12	17	18	13	13	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	12	13	15	15	9	9	17	18	10	10	18	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	5:37	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.3 SSE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	1.7 E	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	9	9	7	7	8	8	8	12	12	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.3 NE	0.6 NE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	-	8	8	9	9	8	12	6	6	12	12	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	2.0 SE	1.9 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.5 NNE	3.0 SE	3.0 SE	1.4 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.3 NNE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	6	7	9	9	6	10	10	12	12	12	10	10	10

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