Atashika, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 111 km away. Nearest airport: SHM (SHM), 79 km.

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About Atashika

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

The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in March, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually 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 111 km away. Nearest airport: SHM (SHM), 79 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 30 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 05 from the airport to Atashika.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 111 km away. Nearest airport: SHM (SHM), 79 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 Atashika, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft6 shollow	127kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	24°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft8 shollow	164kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	6 ft10 shollow	574kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	5 ft9 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	5 ft10 shollow	460kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 shollow	267kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	3 ft7 shollow	106kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	3 ft7 shollow	98kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 shollow	79kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Wed 28Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 shollow	24kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 05 by road. About 24h 30 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Atashika
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Atashika
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Atashika
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Atashika
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Atashika
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (5 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 05 by road. About 24h 30 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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