Hanakago, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 61 km.

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About Hanakago

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

The spot faces SE (131°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (311°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 70). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7; in February, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 61 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 18 h 45 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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 61 km.
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Forecast

Hanakago does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hanakago, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	243kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	241kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	4 ft12 smushy	337kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	58, good	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	53, good	4 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	76kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Hanakago
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Hanakago
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (23 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Hanakago
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Hanakago
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 45 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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