Daito-cho
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 6 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 508kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 260kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 462kJ
- Wind
- NE 17 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 708kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,014kJ
- Wind
- WNW 21 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 94kJ
- Wind
- W 19 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 174, good
- Mon 236, too small
- Tue 335, too small
- Wed 446, fair
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 636, poor
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 912, too small
- Tue 1014, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 74, good | 7 ft13 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 1,464kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 36, too small | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 508kJ | offshorewind from the north, 1 knot, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, too small | 4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 260kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 462kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 708kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 36, poor | 8 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 1,014kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:20 −0.8 mHigh 11:10 +0.4 mLow 15:57 +0.1 mHigh 20:46 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:35 −0.7 mHigh 12:35 +0.4 mLow 18:12 +0.1 mHigh 22:49 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:07 −0.5 mHigh 13:40 +0.4 mLow 19:49 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Daito-cho
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (191°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (11°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kikugawa.
Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,290–US$2,470 each
about US$1,290–US$2,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| 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 | about US$657–US$1,370 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,470 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
15 min by car
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Kikugawa its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Sagara on Booking.com
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- Beds in Ōyama on Booking.com
29 min by car · 15 places to stay
Nearest town: Kikugawa, 9 km (about 15 min by car)
About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 55m
About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HND, direct, then 3h 30m by road
Flights ORD → HND on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.