Futami, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 296 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 89 km.

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About Futami

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

The spot faces E (105°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (285°). It is exposed 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 250 m out (1 in 24). 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 296 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 89 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 29 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HIJ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Futami.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 296 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 89 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 Futami, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	611kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	723kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	5 ft9 smushy	292kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft7 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	26°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 ORD to HIJ, changing at HKG, then 3h 05 by road. About 29h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Futami
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Futami
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HIJ, changing at HKG, then 3h 05 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,830 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 HIJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£605–£1,255
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		£930–£1,830

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

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