Mitoma, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 473 km away.

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About Mitoma

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

The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 76). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 473 km away.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FUK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Mitoma.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 473 km away.
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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 Mitoma, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 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
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 35 min by road. About 27h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Mitoma
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Mitoma
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FUK, changing at HKG, then 35 min by road. About 27h door to door

Rough cost

About £895–£1,775 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 FUK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£615–£1,275
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£40
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£895–£1,775

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

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