Shishikui, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 58 km.

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About Shishikui

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

The spot faces E (96°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (276°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually March, April, May and July, with about 1 good days in 7; in January, February and June, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 58 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 25 h 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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Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Shishikui.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 164 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 58 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 Shishikui, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft7 smushy	162kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	469kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 ssoft	1,254kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	506kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	657kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	166kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 28Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	21°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 35 by road. About 25h door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Shishikui
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Shishikui
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Shishikui
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 35 by road. About 25h 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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