Takegashima, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 165 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 60 km.

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About Takegashima

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

The spot faces E (106°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (286°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 April, July, August and September, 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 165 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 60 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. MDW to KIX, changing at SFO.
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Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Takegashima.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 165 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 60 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 Takegashima, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	132kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	990kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	5 ft12 shollow	582kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	5 ft10 shollow	551kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 shollow	123kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	46, fair	3 ft7 shollow	107kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	46, fair	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	27°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 MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 35 by road. About 25h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Takegashima
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Takegashima
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Takegashima
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Takegashima
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sun 25 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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