Kirara beach, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 262 km away. Nearest airport: IZO (IZO), 27 km.

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About Kirara beach

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

The spot faces NW (305°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (125°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 65). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 262 km away. Nearest airport: IZO (IZO), 27 km.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 45 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. 2 h from the airport to Kirara beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 262 km away. Nearest airport: IZO (IZO), 27 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 Kirara beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft4 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 smushy	159kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	22°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 HIJ, changing at HKG, then 2h by road. About 28h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Kirara beach
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Kirara beach
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Kirara beach
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HIJ, changing at HKG, then 2h by road. About 28h 45 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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