Photo: Ye Lin Wai / UnsplashBeginner–intermediate beach breaks, boardshorts–4/3 water by season, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-backremote-rustic
Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonMar–Nov73% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg → Int2 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water15–25.3°Cboardshorts–4/3 most of the year
Internet262 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,220+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsripsremote
Spot details
- Spot 282.6 km
- Tsurigasaki Beachbeach2.6 km
1 coworking · 3 cafésPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (4)
Coworking1 listed
- Soil work IchinomiyaView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- cafe ECLECTICView on Google
- Cafe Down the Road 一宮View on Google
- Streamerfieldpost Chiba IchinomiyaView on Google
The surf year
Best window Mar–Nov · 9 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 68%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Mar–Nov · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
73peak · Oct
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
87%77%66%55%61%70%70%60%50%53%72%85%
Water
16°15°15°16°17°20°23°25°25°24°21°17°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 60% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 72% | 79% | 81% | 72% | 63% | 56% | 66% | 65% |
| Intermediate | 52% | 53% | 62% | 64% | 70% | 69% | 65% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 68% | 51% |
| Advanced | 29% | 29% | 45% | 38% | 34% | 28% | 23% | 42% | 48% | 53% | 45% | 29% |
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Working from here
median 262 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,280 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla262 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party28 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,280–$2,430
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,220–$3,700
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Ichinomiya.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportNarita International Airport
CodeNRT
Distance46 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction