Katagai, Japan

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Funabashi, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Narita International Airport (NRT), 27 km.

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About Katagai

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

The spot faces SE (137°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (317°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 189). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, September, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Funabashi, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Narita International Airport (NRT), 27 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 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Narita International Airport (NRT), direct.
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Katagai.
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Forecast

Katagai 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 Katagai, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft11 smushy	208kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 23 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	59, good	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	45, fair	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	24°C
Wed 28Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	20°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
Direct flight ORD to NRT, then 50 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Katagai
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 15 kn (27 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Katagai
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Katagai
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Katagai
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to NRT, then 50 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,780 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 NRT, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£580–£1,205
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		£905–£1,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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