Nichinan-kaigan, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 509 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 32 km.

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About Nichinan-kaigan

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

The spot faces E (112°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (292°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 175). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°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 January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 509 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 32 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 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 30 h 55 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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 509 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 32 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 Nichinan-kaigan, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	6 ft7 smushy	273kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	7 ft10 ssoft	1,064kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	8 ft11 ssoft	1,352kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	591kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	6 ft7 smushy	330kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	23, too small	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	30°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 FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 25 by road. About 30h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Nichinan-kaigan
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Nichinan-kaigan
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Nichinan-kaigan
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Nichinan-kaigan
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Nichinan-kaigan
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 25 by road. About 30h 55 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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