Shidashita Beach Surf Report & Forecast

The Chiba coast east of the Tokyo metropolitan area is accessible to literally millions of Japanese surfers, and "Shida" as it is known, is one of the most popular surfing areas in the country. A big, open beachbreak with shifting sandbars that can get good on different tide and swell combinations, the hothouse competitive atmosphere of Shidashita has produced some of Japan's best surfers.

"Shida" can get good in both summer typhoon swells and winter or spring windswells, making it a ve... Read more