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Surf Break: Onjuku

Onjuku in Kanagawa and Chiba is an exposed reef/jetties break that has inconsistent surf Ideal winds are from the northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The reef provides both left and right breaks. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Onjuku 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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Also see Onjuku surf quality by season and Onjuku surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Kanagawa and Chiba surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Onjuku

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Onjuku:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ohara	2 mi
Second closest break	Hebara	3 mi
Third closest break	Izumi	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Malibu	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Matsube Bay	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Onjuku:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2206 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2457 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	2636 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3082 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3331 mi
Tide stations nearest to Onjuku:
Closest tide station	Kazusa-Katuura, Tiba, Japan	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Kamogawa, Tiba, Japan	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Itihara, Tiba, Japan	27 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Anesaki, Tiba, Japan	27 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Samugawa, Tiba, Japan	30 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Onjuku:
Closest ski area	Okushiga Kogen (Japan)	110 mi
Second closest ski area	Yatsugatake Sailer Valley (Japan)	117 mi
Third closest ski area	Nikko Kirifuri Kogen (Japan)	118 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Edelweiss Ski Resort (Japan)	123 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hunter Mountain Shiobara (Japan)	124 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Onjuku:
Closest city location	Ohara (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Katsuura (Japan)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Mobara (Japan)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kawaguchi (Japan)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Oami (Japan)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Onjuku is New Tokyo International Airport (NRT) in Japan, 61 km (38 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Onjuku is Tokyo International Airport (HND), also in Japan, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Oshima Airport (OIM) in Japan, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Yokota Ab Airport (OKO) in Japan is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Miyakejima Airport (MMY), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Onjuku and is 149 km (93 miles) away.