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

	Thu	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	Night	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 Japan	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Shishikui Beach Shikoku	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Castles Okinawa	Aoura Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Castles Okinawa	Big Ben Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Izumi Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Big Ben Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	5	9	7	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.1 SE	1.6 ENE	1.2 ENE	3.0 NNE	3.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ESE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.6 E	1.7 E	2.0 ENE	2.0 E	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	7	7	8	13	15	16	13	16	16	13	13	13	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	6	256	131	2228	3897	9092	2783	1023	3210	2632	2174	1279	1599	1899	1378	1684	1380	750	938	1220	1003	1065
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		4:16AM 1.43			8:58AM 2.00		8:12PM 1.53	9:29AM 2.14	3:36PM 1.51			4:22PM 1.64		5:43AM 1.70	5:15PM 1.93		5:59AM 2.00	5:54PM 2.04		6:23AM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)		9:33AM 1.33		8:16PM 0.43		3:09PM 1.12	2:30AM 0.66			10:00PM 0.18	7:53AM 0.06		11:13PM 0.09	11:28AM 0.57		11:38PM 0.26	11:56AM 0.55		12:10AM 0.26		12:29PM 0.23	11:07PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	3	1	1	11
High °C	9	10	6	7	10	12	9	13	11	10	18	14	13	19	14	16	15	15	15	13	12	14
Low °C	8	9	5	4	6	11	7	9	10	9	18	14	13	18	13	15	15	15	14	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	7	8	3	2	9	12	6	12	9	8	18	13	12	19	13	14	15	14	14	11	11	14
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:21	-	-	5:45	-	-	6:22	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.3 NW	1.2 ENE	2.3 NE	3.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ESE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.6 E	1.7 E	2.0 ENE	2.0 E	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	7	9	13	15	16	13	16	16	13	13	13	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	0.7 N	0.6 E	-	1.7 NNE	1.6 SE	0.4 ENE	1.3 SE	1.2 ESE	0.4 NE	0.9 E	1.1 E	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	1.3 S	1.4 S	-
Period (s)	8	-	6	15	-	8	10	16	10	10	19	16	16	-	11	-	-	-	-	6	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	3.0 NNE	1.8 NNE	2.2 NNE	1.8 NE	0.7 NE	-	1.1 NE	0.5 N	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 SSE	0.7 S	1.6 SSW	-	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	5	7	-	8	8	8	7	5	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	4	4	5	5	6	-	7

	Thu		Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Takanabe Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Monabe Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba
Rating	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	4	4	5	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	2.3 E	1.5 ENE	2.0 E	2.3 ENE	2.5 E	3.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.0 E	2.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	11	10	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	17
Energy(?)	185	261	103	104	229	256	270	345	302	1203	273	1022	1338	3057	5591	9092	8861	7715	6834	5678	3050	3031
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)						8:10AM 1.85					9:49PM 0.28		4:18AM 1.56			2:50PM 1.47					4:55AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		7:04PM 0.77						2:29PM 1.27		8:16PM 0.43					10:09AM 1.22				9:51PM 0.56			8:56AM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	8	7	8	9	10	10	7	8	2	4	4	6	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	9
Chill °C (?)	9	8	5	4	5	6	8	7	4	6	-1	1	1	3	9	11	12	12	12	10	9	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	0.6 E	1.7 ESE	1.5 ENE	2.0 E	2.3 ENE	2.5 E	3.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.0 E	2.0 ENE
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	11	10	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 N	0.3 ENE	0.6 E	-	-	1.7 NNE	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	-	1.5 SE
Period (s)	8	8	5	4	-	-	-	-	13	17	5	17	18	-	-	8	-	-	-	7	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	2.3 E	-	0.4 NNW	2.5 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.6 NNE	2.2 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	-	-	1.2 NE
Period (s)	5	6	3	3	7	7	8	8	7	8	-	4	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	-	-	7

	Thursday 12								Friday 13
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Takanabe Kyu Shu	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Monabe Rivermouth Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Gyongpo Beach South Korea	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Aoura Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba
Rating	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	4	4	5	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.2 NE	0.5 E	1.2 NNE	0.1 SE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	1.4 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	16	14	14	8	8	8	8	6	14	6	11	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	16
Energy(?)	160	222	103	103	6	6	6	6	223	105	106	9	419	465	1246	1249	1318	1387	1488	1605	585	1770
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													3:37AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)				6:21PM 0.51															9:26AM 1.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	11	10	8	8	8	8	5	8	4	5	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	9	5	5	5	5	2	5	-1	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 NW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period (s)	15	16	14	14	4	4	4	6	14	14	5	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 E	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.6 E	0.1 SE
Period (s)	11	11	5	5	8	8	8	8	10	5	5	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	14	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 ENE	1.2 NE	0.5 NW	1.2 NNE	1.1 NE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	3.0 NE	1.3 NNE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	4	5	-	-	5	5	5	5	6	3	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	5

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