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

	Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9
	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	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Malibu Chiba	Ikumi Beach Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Buma Okinawa	Onjuku Chiba	Mera Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Monabe Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	4	4	2	4	3	4	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	SSE 16	ENE 11	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	ENE 13	NE 10	E 15	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	388	302	607	650	933	2362	1024	1699	1586	7146	9780	8148	9898	7161	972	1090	298	517	446	977	800
Wind (km/h)	NNW	SSE	N	NNE	NE	N	NE	NE	NW	N	WNW	NW	N	E	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:12AM1.52m		9:28PM1.51m		1:32PM1.51m	11:08PM1.54m		2:55PM1.50m	2:02AM1.54m		3:48PM1.60m		3:05AM1.54m	3:00PM1.29m		4:12AM1.75m	5:47PM1.86m		3:20AM1.46m	5:15PM1.91m
Low Tide		3:35PM1.35m		5:29AM0.47m		6:32PM1.35m	7:17AM0.49m		8:58PM1.16m	8:46AM0.43m		9:47PM0.95m	9:41AM0.37m		9:55PM0.90m	10:32AM0.39m		9:15PM0.57m	9:30AM0.43m		11:17PM0.39m


mm	—	—	—	4	2	3	9	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—
Max °C	20	22	21	20	20	21	20	23	23	25	24	21	23	21	16	22	26	21	22	22	22
Min °C	19	21	20	20	19	21	20	23	19	23	22	18	21	21	14	19	25	20	20	20	21
Chill °C	20	22	21	20	20	21	20	23	23	25	24	21	23	21	15	22	26	21	22	22	22
	5:46	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:11	—	—	5:39	—	—
	—	5:32	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:15	—	—	6:07	—	—	5:49	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 11	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	ENE 13	ENE 10	E 15	E 16	E 15
kJ	218	302	356	650	25	1406	1024	727	1377	7146	9780	8148	9898	7161	972	1090	298	255	446	127	213
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	SE 15	ESE 15	SE 11	E 16	SE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	ESE 13	—	—	W 9	—	NE 11	—	—	S 8	SE 10	ESE 9	—	—
kJ	3	9	21	19	45	97	989	1699	975	—	—	78	—	572	—	—	1	216	106	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	E 9	NNE 4	ESE 9	E 10	—	E 10	ENE 11	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 7	NE 10	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	388	—	607	10	933	2362	—	1065	1586	—	—	250	138	—	68	42	149	517	74	977	800
Sea °C	25	25	27	27	25	27	27	26	28	27	27	28	27	25	27	28	29	25	25	28	27
Diff °C	-0.2	-0.2	+1.9	+1.6	-0.2	+1.0	+1.6	+0.5	+1.2	+2.0	+2.0	+1.2	+2.0	+0.4	+1.7	+1.4	+1.3	+0.3	+0.4	+1.4	+1.8

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