Shizunami, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 193 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 7 km.

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About Shizunami

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

The spot faces SE (120°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (300°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 109). 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 August, October 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, Funabashi, is 193 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 7 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 35 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 15 from the airport to Shizunami.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 193 km away. Nearest airport: FSZ (FSZ), 7 km.
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Forecast

Shizunami 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 Shizunami, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	437kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	4 ft12 smushy	328kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 smushy	378kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	56, good	4 ft11 ssoft	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	23°C
Mon 26Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	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 15 by road. About 20h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Shizunami
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Shizunami
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Shizunami
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Shizunami
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 3h 15 by road. About 20h 35 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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