Niijima - Secret, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: MYE (MYE), 40 km.

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About Niijima - Secret

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 month is usually July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: MYE (MYE), 40 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Niijima - Secret.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: MYE (MYE), 40 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 Niijima - Secret, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 shollow	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft7 shollow	95kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	4 ft10 shollow	318kJ	wind from the south-west, 23 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 shollow	614kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	5 ft10 smushy	562kJ	wind from the north-east, 27 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	5 ft11 smushy	619kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	5 ft10 shollow	473kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 shollow	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 shollow	75kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 28Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	23°C

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 2h 45 by road. About 20h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Niijima - Secret
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 9 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 2h 45 by road. About 20h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £910–£1,790 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 HND, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£585–£1,215
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		£910–£1,790

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

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