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Aoshima in Kyu Shu is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded.

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Overall Aoshima Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Aoshima:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Aoshima Harbour	1 mi
Second closest break	Sosanji Rivermouth	1 mi
Third closest break	Sosanji	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Uchiumi	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Curren's Point	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Aoshima:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2748 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2970 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3167 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3625 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3881 mi
Tide stations nearest to Aoshima:
Closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Aburatu, Miyazaki, Japan	16 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tonoura (Miyazaki), Miyazaki, Japan	21 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hukusima (Sibusi Wan), Miyazaki, Japan	29 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Aoshima:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	190 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	196 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	201 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	203 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	206 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Aoshima:
Closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Nichinan (Japan)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Tsuma (Japan)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Takanabe (Japan)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Miyakonojo (Japan)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Aoshima is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Aoshima is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), also in Japan, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Third is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) in Japan, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Tanegashima Airport (TNE) in Japan is 149 km (93 miles) away.
• Yakushima Airport (KUM), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Aoshima and is 176 km (109 miles) away.