Uchizuma, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 56 km.

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About Uchizuma

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

The spot faces S (162°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (342°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). 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 September, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 56 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 24 h 45 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 20 from the airport to Uchizuma.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 150 km away. Nearest airport: TKS (TKS), 56 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Uchizuma, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	6 ft6 smushy	234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 smushy	381kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	7 ft11 ssoft	1,009kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	6 ft10 ssoft	792kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	6 ft10 ssoft	709kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	3 ft8 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	4 ft5 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 20 by road. About 24h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Uchizuma
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Uchizuma
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Uchizuma
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 20 by road. About 24h 45 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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