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Choshi in Kanagawa and Chiba is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

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Overall Choshi 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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Also see Choshi surf quality by season and Choshi surf quality by month.

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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 Choshi

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Choshi:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Torami	32 mi
Second closest break	Shida	35 mi
Third closest break	Izumi	35 mi
Fourth closest break	Ohara	39 mi
Fifth closest break	Onjuku	41 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Choshi:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2167 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2416 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	2595 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3042 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3291 mi
Tide stations nearest to Choshi:
Closest tide station	Naarai, Tiba, Japan	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Sinti (Tyosi), Tiba, Japan	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Inubo Saki, Tiba, Japan	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tyosi-Gyoko, Tiba, Japan	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kasima, Ibaraki, Japan	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Choshi:
Closest ski area	Nikko Kirifuri Kogen (Japan)	101 mi
Second closest ski area	Edelweiss Ski Resort (Japan)	102 mi
Third closest ski area	Hunter Mountain Shiobara (Japan)	103 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Jeans Ski Resort Nasu (Japan)	108 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Okushiga Kogen (Japan)	108 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Choshi:
Closest city location	Hasaki (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Asahi (Japan)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Omigawa (Japan)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Yokaichiba (Japan)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kashima-shi (Japan)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Choshi is New Tokyo International Airport (NRT) in Japan, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Choshi is Tokyo International Airport (HND), also in Japan, 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Yokota Ab Airport (OKO) in Japan, 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Oshima Airport (OIM) in Japan is 166 km (103 miles) away.
• Miyakejima Airport (MMY), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Choshi and is 215 km (134 miles) away.