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Sosanji in Kyu Shu is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the west. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Often Crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Sosanji 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 Sosanji:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sosanji Rivermouth	0 mi
Second closest break	Aoshima	2 mi
Third closest break	Aoshima Harbour	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Golfcourse	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Uchiumi	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sosanji:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2748 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2969 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3167 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3624 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3880 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sosanji:
Closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Aburatu, Miyazaki, Japan	17 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tonoura (Miyazaki), Miyazaki, Japan	22 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hukusima (Sibusi Wan), Miyazaki, Japan	30 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sosanji:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	188 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	195 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	200 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	202 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	205 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sosanji:
Closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Nichinan (Japan)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Tsuma (Japan)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Takanabe (Japan)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Miyakonojo (Japan)	26 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sosanji is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sosanji is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), also in Japan, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) in Japan, 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Tanegashima Airport (TNE) in Japan is 150 km (93 miles) away.
• Yakushima Airport (KUM), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Sosanji and is 177 km (110 miles) away.