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

	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wed
	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	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Mera Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Yasuda Rivermouth Shikoku	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Mera Chiba	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Mera Chiba
Rating	6	4	5	3	3	4	1	1	2	2	0	4	4	2	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 NE	1.9 NE	0.6 S	0.9 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.1 SE	2.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 NE	2.2 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 S	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW
Period(s)	13	11	12	10	11	12	6	5	7	6	11	12	12	7	10	11	10	9	9	9	7	7
Energy	5046	1420	3366	747	877	1042	88	119	277	211	7	1242	1030	325	1746	4090	2108	1157	1281	533	418	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			7:28PM 1.29	5:40AM 1.41		8:19PM 1.24	8:00AM 1.64		9:49PM 1.54	8:37AM 1.51		9:37PM 1.23	7:55AM 1.16	1:30PM 1.70	11:35PM 1.62	10:39AM 1.36		10:35PM 1.32	10:38AM 1.05		11:42PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)		1:32PM 0.21	12:24AM 0.89		12:56PM 0.06	1:13AM 0.90		3:00PM 0.31		3:12AM 1.01	2:15PM 0.34	2:56AM 0.88				5:18AM 0.96	5:13PM 0.61		5:16AM 0.73	4:40PM 0.57		6:13AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	15	3	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	27	27	21	22	22	18	21	22	20	23	20	17	20	26	21	25	25	21	23	23	22	21
Low °C	25	25	19	21	19	17	21	22	19	22	19	17	19	23	21	23	24	20	23	23	20	21
Chill °C (?)	27	27	21	22	22	17	21	22	20	23	20	17	20	26	21	25	25	21	23	23	22	21
Sunrise	4:52	-	-	4:26	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:26
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	6:49	-	-	7:15	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.6 SW	0.9 SE	1.9 NE	0.6 S	0.8 ESE	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.1 SW	2.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.5 NNE	2.2 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 E	1.3 SW	0.8 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	11	12	10	8	12	6	5	6	7	7	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	9	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.0 SE	1.3 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	0.5 SE	0.3 E	0.6 S	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	-	2.2 ESE	2.2 SE	1.6 SE	0.1 NE	1.2 SSE	0.6 E	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	6	12	11	11	7	7	-	9	9	9	13	8	10	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	1.6 NE	-	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	-	-	-	1.6 NE	-	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 S	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	11	-	5	5	7	6	-	-	-	7	-	11	10	9	9	9	7	7

	Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Friday 05
	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	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Kurihama Kanagawa	Mera Chiba	Mera Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Chikura Chiba	Big Ben Chiba	Mera Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Amatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu
Rating	7	5	4	6	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 NE	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	1.9 NE	2.0 NE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 ESE
Period(s)	13	12	12	13	12	11	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	9	8	12	12	6	6	6	5
Energy	6522	3637	2429	5046	3605	1420	8880	6309	3366	1334	1275	747	582	877	250	201	1042	1246	77	88	65	119
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				6:34AM 1.67				7:28PM 1.29			5:40AM 1.41					8:52PM 1.43				8:00AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		1:24AM 1.03				1:32PM 0.21				12:25AM 1.00				12:56PM 0.06				1:13AM 0.90				3:00PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	23	25	27	27	21	21	20	18	19	21	22	22	20	19	17	17	20	21	21	22
Chill °C (?)	23	22	23	25	27	27	21	21	20	18	19	21	22	22	20	19	16	16	20	21	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SE	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	1.9 NE	2.0 NE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	12	11	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	8	9	8	12	12	6	6	5	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	3.0 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 ESE	2.0 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	-	1.6 SE	0.8 ESE	1.7 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	1.0 ENE	0.1 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSW	0.3 SE	0.3 E	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	8	8	11	9	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 N	-	1.8 NNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	0.9 NE	-	-	1.6 NE	1.2 NE	0.7 ESE	-	-	0.5 E	0.8 E	-	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	-	7	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	11	7	8	-	-	4	5	-	5

	Tue	Wednesday 03
	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 Kyu Shu	Chokusen Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Monabe Rivermouth Shikoku	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Dragons Leaf Kyu Shu	Kaifu Rivermouth Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Dead Man's Land Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Asakawa Shikoku	Shonan Kanagawa	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Kurihama Kanagawa	Hebara Chiba
Rating	7	5	4	6	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	8.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 S	5.0 SSW	2.4 SSW
Period(s)	13	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	14
Energy	7199	6132	6522	25477	4326	3637	3755	2939	2429	2429	6461	5046	3976	3249	3605	2141	1707	1420	4197	4049	8880	3423
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)										6:47AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)					1:24AM 1.03												1:32PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	heavy rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	23	23	23	23	22	24	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	27	22	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	24	23	23	23	23	22	24	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	27	22	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	6.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 S	5.0 SSW	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	13	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	3.0 ESE	2.1 SE	3.0 ESE	-	1.8 E	1.8 E	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	2.1 SE	2.0 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	-	1.9 SSE	-	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	-	9	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.0 N	8.0 S	3.0 N	-	1.6 N	1.6 N	1.8 NNW	1.6 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	8	14	8	-	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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