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Nichinan in Kyu Shu is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.

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Overall Nichinan 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 Nichinan:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Unnamed	1 mi
Second closest break	Aoura	4 mi
Third closest break	Chokusen	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Udo Shrine	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Curren's Point	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nichinan:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2761 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2983 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3180 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3638 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3894 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nichinan:
Closest tide station	Aburatu, Miyazaki, Japan	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Tonoura (Miyazaki), Miyazaki, Japan	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	13 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hukusima (Sibusi Wan), Miyazaki, Japan	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Nichinan:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	204 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	211 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	216 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	218 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	221 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Nichinan:
Closest city location	Nichinan (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kushima (Japan)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Shibushi (Japan)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sueyoshi (Japan)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Nichinan is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Nichinan is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), also in Japan, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Tanegashima Airport (TNE) in Japan, 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) in Japan is 148 km (92 miles) away.
• Yakushima Airport (KUM), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Nichinan and is 153 km (95 miles) away.