Ekie Island, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 665 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 42 km.

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About Ekie Island

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

The spot faces E (109°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (289°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 665 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 42 km.

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 45 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. 1 h 05 from the airport to Ekie Island.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 665 km away. Nearest airport: OKA (OKA), 42 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 Ekie Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 s	151kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 s	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	6 ft7 s	306kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	11 ft11 s	2,802kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	15 ft12 s	5,584kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 25 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft11 s	3,045kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 26 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	5 ft7 s	211kJ	wind from the south-east, 21 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	5 ft7 s	271kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 s	231kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	62, good	4 ft7 s	157kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 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. 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 1h 05 by road. About 26h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to OKA, changing at HKG, then 1h 05 by road. About 26h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £985–£1,940 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
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		£985–£1,940

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

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