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 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Ohara Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Gomoda Shikoku	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Inamuragasaki Kanagawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Hakashita Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Onjuku Chiba	Onjuku Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu	Hashikui Bay Shikoku	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Aoshima Harbour Kyu Shu
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 E	0.4 SE	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.0 ESE	2.0 ENE	1.5 E	1.1 E	1.1 SW	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	1.7 SW	0.8 S
Period(s)	8	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6
Energy	210	329	203	60	129	89	140	117	144	175	11	1118	1048	848	1036	375	212	311	105	80	342	71
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:58AM 1.46		4:55PM 1.60		3:06AM 1.69	5:05PM 1.41	1:50AM 1.50		5:01PM 1.36		5:30AM 1.95		6:40PM 1.86	3:39AM 1.52		6:24PM 1.43	5:51AM 1.67		8:02PM 1.75	6:40AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		8:21PM 0.95	9:00AM 0.24		9:30PM 0.99	10:01AM 0.13		8:37PM 1.04	9:23AM -0.04		10:07PM 1.04		12:06PM -0.11	12:03AM 1.05	11:15AM -0.13		11:00PM 1.08		1:27PM 0.01	1:25AM 0.98		2:06PM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	36	29	12	1
High °C	22	21	22	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	20	21	20	20	19	22	22	23	21	25
Low °C	21	20	21	23	21	22	23	21	22	21	21	22	20	19	18	19	19	21	22	20	20	25
Chill °C (?)	22	21	22	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	20	21	20	20	19	22	22	23	21	25
Sunrise	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:22	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:33	-	-	4:33	-
Sunset	6:52	-	-	7:10	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:21	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:21
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 E	0.3 SSE	0.1 E	2.5 E	2.0 ESE	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.1 E	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 SE	1.7 SW	0.8 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	15	9	9	8	8	8	8	6	5	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.6 SW	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	6	7	7	11	10	9	8	6	7	6	6	15	15	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSE	-	-	-	0.5 SW	0.2 NNW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	3.0 E	-	-	2.0 ENE	-	-	1.1 SW	0.5 ENE	-	-	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	4	2	4	5	6	6	4	8	-	-	8	-	-	8	4	-	-	6

	Thursday 11				Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Corners Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Omaezaki Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Gomoda Shikoku	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Aoshima Kyu Shu	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Niijima - Habushiura Izu Islands	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.6 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 SW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	256	210	398	329	329	282	231	203	49	60	46	46	129	53	94	89	115	140	146	119	117	122
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		1:55PM 1.11	3:21PM 1.30			1:58AM 1.46					4:57PM 1.83			1:08AM 1.45					5:04PM 1.49			1:50AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)	10:08AM 0.51			8:21PM 0.95				9:00AM 0.24					9:30PM 0.99							8:37PM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	22	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	23	25	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	21	21
Chill °C (?)	25	22	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	23	25	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 SW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.7 E	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	7	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NE	1.0 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	0.5 SW	0.6 SE	0.6 S	0.2 NNW	0.7 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 S
Period (s)	5	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	7	6	2	5	4	4	5	5	5

	Thursday 11	Friday 12
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Akabane Long Beach Shizuoka	Ohara Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Corners Okinawa	Ohara Chiba	Ohara Chiba	Osaki Point Shikoku	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Kisami-Ohama Beach Shizuoka	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.9 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.2 S	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	382	217	256	221	202	210	200	201	398	398	398	329	329	329	329	289	289	282	282	231	231	231
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																	1:58AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)												8:21PM 0.95
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	25	22	25	22	22	24	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	22	25	22	25	22	22	24	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	0.9 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 S	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.8 SSE	-	0.8 SSE	0.4 NNW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.1 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	7	8	-	8	5	6	6	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.0 NE	-	0.8 NE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	5	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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