Monobegawakakou, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 207 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 2 km.

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About Monobegawakakou

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

The spot faces S (176°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (356°). 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 93). 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 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 207 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 2 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 25 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kansai International Airport (KIX), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 207 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 2 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 Monobegawakakou, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	4 ft6 smushy	111kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	569kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	73, good	8 ft11 ssoft	1,188kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	6 ft10 ssoft	799kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	6 ft10 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 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 MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 3h 20 by road. About 25h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Monobegawakakou
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Monobegawakakou
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Monobegawakakou
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Monobegawakakou
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 3h 20 by road. About 25h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £925–£1,825 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 MDW to KIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£600–£1,250
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		£925–£1,825

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

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