Maeda Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Maeda Point in Okinawa is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the north. A choice of left and right reefs. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips, coral and sharks.

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Overall Maeda Point 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Maeda Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mainside	4 mi
Second closest break	Zampa (Inside)	4 mi
Third closest break	Zampa (The Rock)	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Bowls	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Hawaiians	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Maeda Point:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	3172 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	3406 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3601 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	4061 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	4318 mi
Tide stations nearest to Maeda Point:
Closest tide station	Isikawa, Okinawa, Japan	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Toya, Okinawa, Japan	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Awase, Okinawa, Japan	10 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hesikiya, Okinawa, Japan	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Toguti, Okinawa, Japan	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Maeda Point:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	614 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	620 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	626 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	627 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	631 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Maeda Point:
Closest city location	Ishikawa (Japan)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Gushikawa (Japan)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Misato (Japan)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Chatan (Japan)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Haebaru (Japan)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Maeda Point is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Maeda Point is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Kumejima Airport (UEO) in Japan is 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Maeda Point and is 190 km (118 miles) away.