Aoshima Reef, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 489 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 9 km.

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About Aoshima Reef

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

The spot faces E (79°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (259°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 71). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 489 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 35 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. 4 h 05 from the airport to Aoshima Reef.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 489 km away. Nearest airport: KMI (KMI), 9 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 Aoshima Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft6 smushy	204kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 smushy	243kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	306kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	7 ft10 ssoft	909kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	7 ft11 smushy	1,077kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	5 ft11 smushy	537kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	101kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°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 ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 05 by road. About 30h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Aoshima Reef
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 4h 05 by road. About 30h 35 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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