Daito-cho, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 211 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 21 km.

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About Daito-cho

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

The spot faces S (191°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (11°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, 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, Funabashi, is 211 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 21 km.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Daito-cho.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 211 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 21 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 Daito-cho, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	6 ft10 smushy	651kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	792kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	571kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	6 ft12 ssoft	917kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	6 ft11 ssoft	779kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	24°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
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 3h 30 by road. About 20h 55 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 20 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Daito-cho
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Daito-cho
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 3h 30 by road. About 20h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £910–£1,790 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 HND, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£585–£1,215
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		£910–£1,790

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

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