Motel Shita, Japan
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 129 km away.
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About Motel Shita
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (130°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (310°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 129 km away. 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 24 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kansai International Airport (KIX), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
See flights MDW → KIX · Skyscanner from about £600 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Motel Shita.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 129 km away.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Motel Shita · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Motel Shita · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 5, poor | 5 ft7 smushy | 203kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 30, poor | 6 ft7 smushy | 239kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 42, fair | 5 ft8 smushy | 258kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft10 scrumbling | 679kJ | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 12, poor | 5 ft8 smushy | 325kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 4, poor | 5 ft9 smushy | 372kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 34, poor | 4 ft10 scrumbling | 315kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 58, good | 4 ft7 smushy | 165kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 56, good | 4 ft7 smushy | 130kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 34, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 55kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 26°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 OctTravel out
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 10 by road. About 24h 40 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Motel Shita
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Motel Shita
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Motel Shita
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly MDW to KIX, changing at SFO, then 2h 10 by road. About 24h 40 door to door
Rough cost
About £925–£1,825 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to KIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £600–£1,250 |
| 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 | £925–£1,825 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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