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Lena in Kyu Shu is an exposed reef and point break that has unreliable waves Ideal winds are from the northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast.There is a left breaking point here. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Lena 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 - Kyu Shu surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Lena

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lena:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hakashita	1 mi
Second closest break	Unnamed	2 mi
Third closest break	Mimitsu	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Kanegahama	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Takanabe	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lena:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2722 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2941 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3139 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3597 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3853 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lena:
Closest tide station	Mimitu, Miyazaki, Japan	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Hososima, Miyazaki, Japan	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Totoro, Miyazaki, Japan	18 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	34 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	35 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lena:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	158 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	165 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	170 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	172 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	175 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lena:
Closest city location	Takanabe (Japan)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Tsuma (Japan)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	Nobeoka (Japan)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kobayashi (Japan)	40 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lena is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lena is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), also in Japan, 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in Japan, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Oita Airport (OIT) in Japan is 137 km (85 miles) away.
• Nagasaki Airport (NGS), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Lena and is 172 km (107 miles) away.