Daito-cho
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 10 s, onshore wind, 18 kn (34 km/h)
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 363kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 235kJ
- Wind
- NE 18 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 481kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,286kJ
- Wind
- WNW 20 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- WNW 21 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 365, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 834, too small
- Mon 932, too small
- Tue 1063, good
- Wed 1119, poor
- Thu 1215, 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.
Daito-cho does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 363kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 18 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 481kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,286kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | offshorewind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 63, good | 4 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 19, poor | 3 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east, 6 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
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:07 −0.5 mHigh 13:40 +0.4 mLow 19:49 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:03 +0.3 mLow 07:33 −0.5 mHigh 14:25 +0.5 mLow 20:40 −0.3 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 02:29 +0.4 mLow 08:38 −0.4 mHigh 15:01 +0.5 mLow 21:19 −0.5 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 Wed 4 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. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$2,480 each
about US$1,290–US$2,480 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 2 November 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$658–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$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,480 |
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
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13 min by car
about US$81/nightcountry average
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Nearest town: Kikugawa, 9 km (13 min by car)
About US$81 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 55m
About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HND, direct, then 3h 30m by road
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