Bowls, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 639 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 21 km.

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About Bowls

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

The spot faces W (269°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (89°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually May and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 639 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OKA, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Bowls.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 639 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 21 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bowls, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 shollow	18kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 shollow	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 20 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 shollow	205kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to OKA, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 26h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Bowls
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Bowls
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Bowls
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to OKA, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 26h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £950–£1,885 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 ORD to OKA, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£660–£1,365
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£950–£1,885

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

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