Akigawakakou, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 194 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 23 km.

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About Akigawakakou

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (207°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (27°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 194 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 23 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kansai International Airport (KIX), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Akigawakakou.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 194 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 23 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Akigawakakou, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	5 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	5 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	6 ft11 smushy	685kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,186kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	944kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	972kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	24°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	4 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	25°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 3h 05 by road. About 25h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Akigawakakou
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Akigawakakou
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Akigawakakou
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 3h 05 by road. About 25h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £925–£1,825 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to KIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£600–£1,250
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£925–£1,825

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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