Fukushimaku, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 535 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 53 km.

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About Fukushimaku

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

The spot faces S (184°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (4°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 535 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 53 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 31 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FUK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 4 h 35 from the airport to Fukushimaku.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 535 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 53 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Fukushimaku, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	640kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 scrumbling	396kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	85kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	85kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 smushy	50kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	29°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 35 by road. About 31h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 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
Surf Fukushimaku
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 35 by road. About 31h door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,850 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 FUK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£615–£1,275
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		£940–£1,850

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

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