Usami, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 113 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 36 km.

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About Usami

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually 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, Funabashi, is 113 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 36 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 19 h 10 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. 1 h 50 from the airport to Usami.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 113 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 36 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 Usami, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 shollow	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 shollow	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 shollow	75kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 shollow	234kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft10 shollow	179kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 shollow	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	3 ft6 shollow	89kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	3 ft7 shollow	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 shollow	51kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 50 by road. About 19h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 50 by road. About 19h 10 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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