Samejima (golf), Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 222 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 35 km.

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About Samejima (golf)

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

The spot faces S (175°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (355°). 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 1.1 km out (1 in 108). 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 months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 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 222 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 35 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 21 h 10 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. 3 h 50 from the airport to Samejima (golf).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 222 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 35 km.
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Forecast

Samejima (golf) does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Samejima (golf), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	186kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	651kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	792kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	603kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	5 ft13 ssoft	696kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	439kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	46, fair	3 ft7 smushy	86kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	24, poor	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	25°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
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 3h 50 by road. About 21h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Samejima (golf)
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Samejima (golf)
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 3h 50 by road. About 21h 10 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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