Takahama, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 566 km away.

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About Takahama

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

The spot faces W (270°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (90°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 566 km away.

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

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From Chicago: about 29 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FUK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Takahama.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 566 km away.
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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 Takahama, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 shollow	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft14 shollow	115kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft13 shollow	465kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	35, too small	3 ft9 shollow	99kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 shollow	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	26, too small	3 ft4 shollow	26kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°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 FUK, changing at HKG, then 2h 45 by road. About 29h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Takahama
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Takahama
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 13 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 2h 45 by road. About 29h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,850 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 FUK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£615–£1,275
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		£940–£1,850

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

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