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Big Ben in Kanagawa and Chiba is an exposed beach/jetty break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Water quality is rather poor here.

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Overall Big Ben 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Kanagawa and Chiba surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Big Ben

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Big Ben:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kamogawa	1 mi
Second closest break	Amatu	4 mi
Third closest break	Kuminatu	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Matsube Bay	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Wada Rivermouth	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Big Ben:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2222 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2473 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	2652 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3098 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3348 mi
Tide stations nearest to Big Ben:
Closest tide station	Kamogawa, Tiba, Japan	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Kazusa-Katuura, Tiba, Japan	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Hunakata, Tiba, Japan	16 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Iwaihukuro, Tiba, Japan	16 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sirahama (Tiba), Tiba, Japan	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Big Ben:
Closest ski area	Okushiga Kogen (Japan)	106 mi
Second closest ski area	Yatsugatake Sailer Valley (Japan)	107 mi
Third closest ski area	Fujimi Kogen (Japan)	116 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Koumi Riekkusu Ski Valley (Japan)	116 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Karuizawa Prince Hotel (Japan)	118 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Big Ben:
Closest city location	Kawaguchi (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Katsuura (Japan)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Ohara (Japan)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tateyama (Japan)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kimitsu (Japan)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Big Ben is Tokyo International Airport (HND) in Japan, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Big Ben is New Tokyo International Airport (NRT), also in Japan, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Third is Oshima Airport (OIM) in Japan, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Yokota Ab Airport (OKO) in Japan is 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Miyakejima Airport (MMY), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Big Ben and is 127 km (79 miles) away.