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Shishikui

Surf spot · Japan

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Is it worth the trip?

35Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Swell
4 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
328kJ
Wind
NNE 1 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
52kJ
Wind
NNE 7 kn
Temp
19°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
362kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 ssoft
Energy
742kJ
Wind
SE 2 kn
Temp
22°C

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 scrumbling
Energy
84kJ
Wind
ESE 1 kn
Temp
15°C

Sun 8 · 45 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
49kJ
Wind
NNW 1 kn
Temp
16°C

Mon 9 · 46 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
56kJ
Wind
NE 3 kn
Temp
15°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, too big
  2. Wed 413, poor
  3. Thu 50, too big
  4. Fri 60, too big
  5. Sat 772, good
  6. Sun 845, fair
  7. Mon 946, fair
  8. Tue 100, too big
  9. Wed 110, too big

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Shishikui, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov0, too big4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)328kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot19°C
Wed 4Nov13, poor2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)52kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots19°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big5 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)362kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots21°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big7 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)742kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots22°C
Sat 7Nov72, good3 ft8 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot15°C
Sun 8Nov45, fair2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)49kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot16°C
Mon 9Nov46, fair2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)56kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots15°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)132kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots15°C
Wed 11Nov0, too big5 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)306kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots15°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 NovHigh 00:01 +0.4 mLow 06:54 −0.6 mHigh 14:02 +0.6 mLow 20:11 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:38 +0.4 mLow 08:08 −0.6 mHigh 14:49 +0.6 mLow 21:05 −0.4 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 02:55 +0.5 mLow 09:09 −0.5 mHigh 15:29 +0.7 mLow 21:48 −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.

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the spot and its town

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About

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About Shishikui

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (96°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (276°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 Kannoura, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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$1,320–US$2,520 each

about US$1,320–US$2,520 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to KIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$678–US$1,410
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$349
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,320–US$2,520

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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Closest

Kannoura

about 5 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$81/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Kannoura · Booking.com

About Kannoura its beds, food and every spot near it

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 25h

About 25h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → KIX, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 2h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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