Shibagaki, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 277 km away. Nearest airport: NTQ (NTQ), 42 km.

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About Shibagaki

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). 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 1.7 km out (1 in 167). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 277 km away. Nearest airport: NTQ (NTQ), 42 km.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KMQ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Shibagaki.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 277 km away. Nearest airport: NTQ (NTQ), 42 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 Shibagaki, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft7 smushy	530kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	3 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	23°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 ORD to KMQ, changing at HKG, then 1h 30 by road. About 28h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Shibagaki
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Shibagaki
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KMQ, changing at HKG, then 1h 30 by road. About 28h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £915–£1,795 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 KMQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£590–£1,220
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		£915–£1,795

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

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