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Lantau Island in - is a reasonably exposed beach and point break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers Rarely crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Lantau Island 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 China - Hong Kong surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Lantau Island

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lantau Island:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Repulse Bay	14 mi
Second closest break	Big Wave Bay	18 mi
Third closest break	Shek O	19 mi
Fourth closest break	Clubhouse Point	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Shelter Island	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lantau Island:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	3995 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	4179 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	4405 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	4886 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	5156 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lantau Island:
Closest tide station	Kubura, Okinawa, Japan	589 mi
Second closest tide station	Hikawa (Yonakuni Sima), Okinawa, Japan	593 mi
Third closest tide station	Haderuma, Okinawa, Japan	636 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hunauki, Okinawa, Japan	636 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sirahama (Iriomote), Okinawa, Japan	638 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lantau Island:
Closest ski area	Badaling (China)	1257 mi
Second closest ski area	Duolemeidi Ski Resort (Chongli) (China)	1297 mi
Third closest ski area	Wanlong (China)	1298 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	1389 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	1393 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lantau Island:
Closest city location	Yung Shue Wan (China)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Sok Kwu Wan (China)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Aberdeen (China)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hong Kong (China)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kowloon (China)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lantau Island is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in Hong Kong, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lantau Island is Macau International Airport (MFM) in Macau, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Baoan (Shenzhen) Airport (SZX) in China, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Baiyun (Guangzhou) Airport (CAN) in China is 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Wai Sha Airport (Shantou) Airport (SWA), also in China is the fifth nearest airport to Lantau Island and is 307 km (191 miles) away.