Tanoura, Japan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 87 km.

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About Tanoura

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

The spot faces SE (119°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (299°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 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 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 87 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HIJ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Tanoura.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amagasaki, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: KCZ (KCZ), 87 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 Tanoura, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	91kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft6 smushy	141kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	542kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	723kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	3 ft7 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°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 HIJ, changing at HKG, then 3h 05 by road. About 29h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Tanoura
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (5 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Tanoura
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Tanoura
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HIJ, changing at HKG, then 3h 05 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,830 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 HIJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£605–£1,255
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		£930–£1,830

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

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