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🇯🇵 Best surf spots in Japan
122 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.
Top spotSuicide Cliffs 64.9
Peak monthOctober
Water22°C a rash vest or 2 mm
Work all year110 of 122
Beginner spots50
Season in Japan
Average share of clean days across all 122 spots, by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
Areas
Miyazaki39 spots · top Cape Toi 59.9Kagoshima19 spots · top Hotel Mae 56.0Shizuoka10 spots · top Ohama Beach 57.2Kōchi8 spots · top Ozaki 55.2Okinawa7 spots · top Suicide Cliffs 64.9Kanagawa7 spots · top Jogashima 59.5Mie5 spots · top Umigame Koen Mae 61.5Chiba5 spots · top Onjuku 59.0Tokyo4 spots · top Niijima - Awaiura 64.8Tokushima4 spots · top Takegashima 57.4Wakayama3 spots · top Motel Shita 60.7Ishikawa3 spots · top Ataka 47.2Fukui2 spots · top Oshima 51.7Aomori2 spots · top Veedol Beach 49.5Aichi2 spots · top Akabane Long Beach 43.8Yamaguchi1 spots · top Tsunoshima 46.5Tottori1 spots · top Tottori-sakyu 43.2
All 122 spots
| # | Spot | Score | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Season | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suicide Cliffs Okinawa | 64.9 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 2 | Niijima - Awaiura Tokyo | 64.8 | 96% | 3% | 2.0 m | 21°C | rarely | Advanced |
| 3 | Niijima - Habushiiso Tokyo | 64.1 | 97% | 2% | 1.9 m | 22°C | rarely | Advanced |
| 4 | Niijima - Secret Tokyo | 63.5 | 97% | 2% | 1.9 m | 22°C | rarely | Advanced |
| 5 | Kudaka Left Okinawa | 63.1 | 97% | 5% | 1.5 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 6 | Niijima - Habushiura Tokyo | 61.6 | 98% | 3% | 1.8 m | 21°C | rarely | Advanced |
| 7 | Umigame Koen Mae Mie | 61.5 | 94% | 8% | 1.2 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 8 | Motel Shita Wakayama | 60.7 | 93% | 7% | 1.1 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 9 | Tyoushi River Mouth Mie | 60.2 | 93% | 7% | 1.1 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 10 | Cape Toi Miyazaki | 59.9 | 98% | 5% | 1.4 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 11 | GoroGoro Wakayama | 59.6 | 94% | 8% | 1.2 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 12 | Odomari Mie | 59.6 | 93% | 8% | 1.1 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 13 | Jogashima Kanagawa | 59.5 | 85% | 4% | 1.0 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 14 | Onjuku Chiba | 59.0 | 98% | 9% | 1.6 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 15 | Nagai Kanagawa | 58.9 | 92% | 3% | 1.1 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 16 | Kamogawa, Chiba Chiba | 57.9 | 98% | 4% | 1.2 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 17 | Takegashima Tokushima | 57.4 | 91% | 4% | 1.1 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 18 | Ohama Beach Shizuoka | 57.2 | 99% | 3% | 1.5 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 19 | Irita Hama Shizuoka | 57.1 | 99% | 3% | 1.4 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 20 | Tadado Beach Shizuoka | 57.1 | 99% | 3% | 1.5 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 21 | Shirahama Shizuoka | 56.9 | 99% | 3% | 1.5 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 22 | Sakawa Rivermouth Kanagawa | 56.2 | 71% | 5% | 0.8 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 23 | Ekie Island Okinawa | 56.1 | 93% | 2% | 1.1 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 24 | Hotel Mae Kagoshima | 56.0 | 98% | 3% | 1.4 m | 25°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 25 | Atashika Mie | 55.9 | 86% | 6% | 1.0 m | 21°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 26 | Koigaoura Miyazaki | 55.9 | 95% | 5% | 1.2 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 27 | Kaifu Rivermouth Tokushima | 55.7 | 92% | 4% | 1.1 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 28 | Chokusen Miyazaki | 55.4 | 97% | 4% | 1.3 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 29 | Ozaki Kōchi | 55.2 | 63% | 3% | 0.7 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 30 | Ikumi Kōchi | 55.0 | 90% | 4% | 1.1 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 31 | Kainokawa Kōchi | 54.9 | 90% | 4% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 32 | Sentan Miyazaki | 54.9 | 97% | 4% | 1.4 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 33 | Oura Miyazaki | 54.8 | 96% | 4% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 34 | 5 Rocks Okinawa | 54.7 | 88% | 1% | 1.2 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 35 | Kobukei Miyazaki | 54.5 | 97% | 4% | 1.3 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 36 | Shizunami Shizuoka | 54.5 | 95% | 5% | 1.1 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 37 | Sunabe Okinawa | 54.5 | 88% | 1% | 1.2 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 38 | Toudaishita Kagoshima | 54.5 | 98% | 3% | 1.4 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 39 | Hanakago Chiba | 54.4 | 99% | 4% | 1.3 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 40 | Shiina Kōchi | 54.3 | 63% | 3% | 0.7 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 41 | Takezaki Kagoshima | 53.7 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 42 | Nakayama - Center Kagoshima | 53.5 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 43 | Umegahama rivermouth Miyazaki | 53.5 | 96% | 4% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 44 | Hitotsuse Miyazaki | 53.4 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 45 | Ikuragahama Miyazaki | 53.4 | 88% | 8% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 46 | Lena Miyazaki | 53.4 | 88% | 8% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 47 | Ibii Miyazaki | 53.3 | 97% | 4% | 1.3 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 48 | Nakayama - Minato Kagoshima | 53.3 | 96% | 3% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 49 | Haka Shita Miyazaki | 53.0 | 88% | 8% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 50 | Isekagaku Miyazaki | 53.0 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 51 | Katahama Shizuoka | 53.0 | 92% | 5% | 1.1 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 52 | Uchiumi - Curren's point Miyazaki | 52.9 | 97% | 4% | 1.3 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 53 | Nakayama - Takeyano Kagoshima | 52.7 | 97% | 3% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 54 | Kaguchihama Miyazaki | 52.5 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 55 | Uchizuma Tokushima | 52.5 | 90% | 4% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 56 | Shishikui Tokushima | 52.4 | 88% | 4% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 57 | Chinbotsu Kagoshima | 52.3 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 58 | Nadahama Miyazaki | 52.3 | 88% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 59 | Uchiumi reefs Miyazaki | 52.2 | 97% | 4% | 1.3 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 60 | KDDI Miyazaki | 52.1 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 61 | Rock Kagoshima | 52.1 | 96% | 3% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 62 | Ishinamigawa Miyazaki | 52.0 | 86% | 8% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 63 | Ishizakigawa Miyazaki | 51.8 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 64 | Nagahama Miyazaki | 51.8 | 88% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 65 | Hungry Kagoshima | 51.7 | 96% | 3% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 66 | Odutsu Miyazaki | 51.7 | 95% | 4% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 67 | Oniguchi Kagoshima | 51.7 | 76% | 2% | 0.9 m | 24°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 68 | Oshima Fukui | 51.7 | 79% | 0% | 1.2 m | 19°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 69 | Azako Kagoshima | 51.6 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 70 | Shoojiun Miyazaki | 51.6 | 94% | 4% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 71 | Susuki Shizuoka | 51.6 | 91% | 5% | 1.0 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 72 | Iseki Kagoshima | 51.5 | 93% | 3% | 1.1 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 73 | Kanegahama Miyazaki | 51.3 | 88% | 8% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 74 | Kazamoto Kagoshima | 51.2 | 97% | 3% | 1.3 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 75 | USAmi Shizuoka | 51.0 | 68% | 5% | 0.7 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 76 | Kanehama Kagoshima | 50.9 | 96% | 3% | 1.2 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 77 | Oyodogawa Miyazaki | 50.9 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 78 | Ishizakihama Miyazaki | 50.8 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 79 | Suimon Miyazaki | 50.8 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 80 | Fukushimaku Miyazaki | 50.7 | 83% | 4% | 0.9 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 81 | Hitotsuba Miyazaki | 50.7 | 88% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 82 | Omaezaki Shizuoka | 50.7 | 98% | 4% | 1.3 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 83 | Okuragahama Miyazaki | 50.5 | 84% | 7% | 0.9 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 84 | Futami Kōchi | 50.4 | 84% | 5% | 0.9 m | 22°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 85 | Hirano Kōchi | 50.4 | 84% | 5% | 0.9 m | 22°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 86 | Shiomigawakakou Miyazaki | 50.4 | 86% | 7% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 87 | Fingers Kagoshima | 50.2 | 96% | 3% | 1.3 m | 25°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 88 | Sumiyoshi Kagoshima | 49.9 | 83% | 3% | 1.1 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 89 | Akaehama Kagoshima | 49.7 | 88% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 90 | Isegahama Miyazaki | 49.7 | 86% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 91 | Miyzaki Wave dome Miyazaki | 49.5 | 86% | 6% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 92 | Veedol Beach Aomori | 49.5 | 92% | 8% | 1.1 m | 14°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 93 | Golf Parc Miyazaki | 49.3 | 88% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 94 | Katagai Chiba | 49.2 | 97% | 7% | 1.2 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 95 | Nagatazaki Miyazaki | 49.1 | 74% | 3% | 0.8 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 96 | White Beach Okinawa | 49.0 | 94% | 2% | 1.1 m | 26°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 97 | Nagahama Kagoshima | 48.1 | 79% | 3% | 1.0 m | 24°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 98 | Taito Chiba | 47.7 | 96% | 6% | 1.1 m | 20°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 99 | Aoshima Reef Miyazaki | 47.5 | 87% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 100 | Kodomonokuni Miyazaki | 47.5 | 86% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 101 | Ataka Ishikawa | 47.2 | 76% | 0% | 1.1 m | 19°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 102 | Momoishi Aomori | 47.2 | 82% | 9% | 0.9 m | 14°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 103 | Tokumitsu Ishikawa | 47.1 | 76% | 0% | 1.1 m | 19°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 104 | Aoshima beach break Miyazaki | 47.0 | 85% | 5% | 0.9 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 105 | Kizaki beach Miyazaki | 47.0 | 86% | 5% | 1.0 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 106 | Kugenuma Kanagawa | 47.0 | 57% | 2% | 0.6 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 107 | Tsunoshima Yamaguchi | 46.5 | 80% | 0% | 1.1 m | 21°C | rarely | Intermediate |
| 108 | Niyodogawakakou Kōchi | 45.7 | 65% | 5% | 0.8 m | 22°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 109 | Inamuragasaki Kanagawa | 45.4 | 59% | 3% | 0.7 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 110 | Nagahama Reef Kagoshima | 45.3 | 74% | 2% | 0.9 m | 24°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 111 | Secret Spot 5 Shizuoka | 45.2 | 60% | 4% | 0.7 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 112 | Tengan Pier Okinawa | 45.0 | 83% | 2% | 1.0 m | 26°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 113 | Sunset beach Fukui | 44.7 | 68% | 0% | 0.9 m | 19°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 114 | Akabane Long Beach Aichi | 43.8 | 82% | 3% | 0.9 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 115 | Shichirigahama Kanagawa | 43.3 | 61% | 3% | 0.7 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 116 | Tottori-sakyu Tottori | 43.2 | 68% | 0% | 0.9 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 117 | Mira Aichi | 43.1 | 80% | 3% | 0.9 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 118 | Monobegawakakou Kōchi | 43.1 | 62% | 5% | 0.7 m | 23°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 119 | Osaki Kanagawa | 43.1 | 50% | 2% | 0.6 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 120 | Under the Sunrepo Mie | 43.0 | 78% | 3% | 0.8 m | 19°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 121 | Shibagaki Ishikawa | 28.9 | 47% | 1% | 0.6 m | 19°C | rarely | Beginner |
| 122 | Isonoura Wakayama | 20.8 | 21% | 0% | 0.3 m | 20°C | rarely | Beginner |
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