Malibu, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 68 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 65 km.

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About Malibu

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

The spot faces S (194°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (14°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). 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 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 68 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 65 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 18 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. 1 h 25 from the airport to Malibu.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 68 km away. Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 65 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 Malibu, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	3 ft8 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	5 ft10 smushy	341kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	437kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft7 smushy	186kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft6 smushy	147kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	5 ft6 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 26Oct	20, too small	3 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Wed 28Oct	23, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	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 expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 50 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Malibu
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 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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