Irita Hama, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 151 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 42 km.

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About Irita Hama

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

The spot faces SE (154°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (334°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 151 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 42 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 19 h 50 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. 2 h 30 from the airport to Irita Hama.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 151 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 42 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 Irita Hama, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	403kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	721kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	600kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	929kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	619kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Mon 26Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	23°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 2h 30 by road. About 19h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Irita Hama
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Irita Hama
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (23 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 2h 30 by road. About 19h 50 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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