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Ricks Reef in - is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the north. A reef breaks right. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks,shallow reef.

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Overall Ricks Reef 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 Ricks Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Boat Basin Lefts	1 mi
Second closest break	Boat Basin Rights	1 mi
Third closest break	Right and Left Side	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Leftovers	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Magoos	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ricks Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	3230 mi
Second closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3526 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3542 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	3603 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	3633 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ricks Reef:
Closest tide station	Pago Bay, Guam	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Apra Harbor, Guam	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Guam, Marianas	13 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Rota Island, Marianas Islands	51 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tinian Island, Marianas	117 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ricks Reef:
Closest ski area	Biwako Valley (Japan)	1600 mi
Second closest ski area	Yatsugatake Sailer Valley (Japan)	1600 mi
Third closest ski area	Fujimi Kogen (Japan)	1601 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ina Ski Resort (Japan)	1601 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yogo Kogen (Japan)	1602 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ricks Reef:
Closest city location	Tamuning (Guam)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Mongmong (Guam)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Agana (Guam)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Toto (Guam)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Barrigada (Guam)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ricks Reef is Guam International (Agana) Airport (GUM) in Mariana Islands, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ricks Reef is Andersen Afb Airport (UAM), also in Mariana Islands, 20 km (12 miles) away.
• Third is Rota International Airport (ROP) in Mariana Islands, 92 km (57 miles) away.
• West Tinian Airport (TNI) in Mariana Islands is 191 km (119 miles) away.
• Saipan International Airport (SPN), also in Mariana Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Ricks Reef and is 209 km (130 miles) away.