Nuishima, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 131 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 41 km.

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About Nuishima

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

The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 83). 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 28°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, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 131 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 41 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 24 h 25 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 131 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 41 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 Nuishima, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	3 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	162kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	5 ft10 smushy	576kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	584kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	412kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	5 ft10 ssoft	562kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	24°C
Mon 26Oct	28, too small	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 27Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h by road. About 24h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Nuishima
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Nuishima
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Nuishima
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Nuishima
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h by road. About 24h 25 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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