Shirahama, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 144 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 37 km.

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About Shirahama

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

The spot faces E (104°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (284°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in March, 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 144 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 37 km.

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 45 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 25 from the airport to Shirahama.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Funabashi, is 144 km away. Nearest airport: OIM (OIM), 37 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 Shirahama, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft7 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	172kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	456kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft9 smushy	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 smushy	261kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	58, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Mon 26Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 27Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 28Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	22°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 HND, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h 45 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Shirahama
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Shirahama
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Shirahama
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Shirahama
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HND, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h 45 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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