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Kanegahama in Kyu Shu is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Kanegahama 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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The graph illustrates the range of swells directed at Kanegahama over a normal year and... (show all text)

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Also see Kanegahama surf quality by season and Kanegahama surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Kyu Shu surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Kanegahama

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kanegahama:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mimitsu	2 mi
Second closest break	Okuragahama	2 mi
Third closest break	Kodogawa	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Lena	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Hakashita	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kanegahama:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2715 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2933 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3132 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3590 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3846 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kanegahama:
Closest tide station	Mimitu, Miyazaki, Japan	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Hososima, Miyazaki, Japan	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Totoro, Miyazaki, Japan	10 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kamae, Oita, Japan	34 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Inokusi, Oita, Japan	34 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kanegahama:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	150 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	157 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	162 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	164 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	167 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kanegahama:
Closest city location	Nobeoka (Japan)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Takanabe (Japan)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Tsuma (Japan)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	32 mi
Fifth closest city location	Saiki (Japan)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kanegahama is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kanegahama is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), also in Japan, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Third is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in Japan, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Oita Airport (OIT) in Japan is 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Nagasaki Airport (NGS), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Kanegahama and is 171 km (106 miles) away.