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

	Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Mon
	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	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Castles Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Torami Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Ada Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 E	1.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 ESE	1.3 E	2.3 SE
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	16	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	13	14	12	13	13	13	6	15	5	8	7
Energy(?)	5529	2812	3697	1899	1284	1629	1265	871	1418	552	661	805	618	595	320	223	212	293	275	69	249	575
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:32PM 1.20		5:00AM 1.25	4:14PM 1.33		6:33AM 1.90			4:49AM 1.35	4:52PM 1.43		7:26AM 1.81		8:08PM 2.03	7:14AM 2.08		6:22PM 1.39	8:36AM 1.93		8:43PM 1.81	9:07AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	10:03AM 0.68		10:19PM 0.10	10:29AM 0.56		10:51PM 0.11		12:02PM 0.31	10:35PM 0.12	10:47AM 0.24		11:54PM 0.24		1:52PM 0.01	2:13AM 0.26		1:33PM 0.17	12:11AM 0.44		3:05PM 0.14	2:23AM 0.64	3:12AM 0.71
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	3	3	2	-	11	49	2
High °C	13	9	15	18	16	18	20	13	14	19	20	12	14	11	14	20	20	14	22	14	14	14
Low °C	13	9	14	17	16	18	18	13	12	17	17	10	13	11	13	20	20	13	20	13	13	14
Chill °C (?)	11	6	15	18	16	18	20	12	13	19	20	10	13	10	14	20	20	13	22	13	12	12
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	5:37
Sunset	-	5:45	-	-	6:22	-	-	5:46	-	-	6:23	-	-	5:50	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 E	1.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	0.1 SE	0.3 ENE	0.5 E
Period (s)	15	15	14	16	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	13	14	12	13	13	13	12	12	16	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.7 E	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.3 N	-	0.1 SE	-	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.6 NNE	1.1 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	13	6	-	-	5	-	10	-	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	6	7	15	16	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	1.2 SE	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	1.1 NE	0.5 W	-	0.3 SW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	1.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.3 E	2.3 SE
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	6	6	6	5	-	5	4	3	6	2	5	8	7

	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18
	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	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	Kudaka Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.7 E	2.4 E	2.4 E	2.3 E	3.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	15	15	14	17	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14
Energy(?)	6209	7259	5947	5529	4698	4195	3033	2032	2093	2067	1840	3248	1402	1684	1642	1284	1122	1108	1415	1265	669	1111
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:45AM 1.18				5:10PM 1.80				4:09AM 1.25				6:00PM 1.89					6:49AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)	9:45PM 0.14				10:03AM 0.68				9:30PM 0.12								11:38PM 0.26				11:58AM 0.40	12:43PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	13	13	14	18	14	9	9	10	15	18	18	19	15	15	10	18	18	16	20
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	11	13	14	18	14	8	7	8	15	18	18	19	15	15	9	18	18	16	20
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.7 E	2.4 E	2.4 E	2.3 E	3.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	14	17	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.8 E	0.7 E	-	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 N	1.1 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.4 N	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	5	6	6	16	11	11	11	12	5	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun		Monday 16
	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	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	Kudaka Okinawa	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Ada Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Castles Okinawa	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Amatu Chiba	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa
Rating	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.6 E	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.0 E	2.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	16	16	15	13	17	16	17
Energy(?)	6154	6091	6209	6209	7316	7259	2230	1377	2971	2856	2847	5529	1459	2086	1902	2104	1751	2812	2397	3250	2942	3095
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)																		2:43PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)	9:45PM 0.14														11:21AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	11	9	9	8	13	17	17	18	14	14	9	17	17	14	17
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	13	13	13	16	10	6	6	5	11	17	17	18	13	13	6	17	17	14	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.6 E	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.5 E	2.0 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.0 E	2.4 ENE
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	12	12	15	13	17	16	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 E	0.4 N	0.9 E	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	-	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 E	1.3 ENE	0.3 N	1.4 ENE	0.3 N
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	18	13	14	14	-	17	16	16	16	16	13	17	6	16	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.9 NNE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	5	4	4	5	5	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-

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