Iokigawakakou
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 296kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 251kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 270kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 530kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 350kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 100kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 268, good
- Tue 374, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 517, poor
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 729, too small
- Sun 825, too small
- Mon 926, too small
- Tue 1029, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Iokigawakakou does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft13 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 1,136kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 4 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 296kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 74, good | 4 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 251kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | 4 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 270kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 17, poor | 5 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 530kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | 5 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 350kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, too small | 2 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot | 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 04:19 −0.8 mHigh 11:46 +0.6 mLow 17:13 +0.1 mHigh 22:21 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:35 −0.7 mHigh 13:00 +0.6 mLow 18:51 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:03 +0.4 mLow 06:56 −0.6 mHigh 14:01 +0.6 mLow 20:07 −0.2 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
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 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
- Nov0of 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 Iokigawakakou
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (210°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (30°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). 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 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Aki, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 23°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$1,310–US$2,510 each
about US$1,310–US$2,510 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 MDW to KIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$677–US$1,410 |
| 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$1,310–US$2,510 |
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
3 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Aki its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Yasuda on Booking.com
16 min by car · 1 place to stay
- Beds in Wajiki on Booking.com
18 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 25h 30m
About 25h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → KIX, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 3h 05m by road
Flights MDW → KIX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.