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Tainohama in Shikoku is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the optimum wave angle is from the south. A reef breaks right. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Tainohama 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 Tainohama surf quality by season and Tainohama surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tainohama:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nunoshima	1 mi
Second closest break	Hashikui Bay	2 mi
Third closest break	Teba Shima	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Gomoda	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Dead Man's Land	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Tainohama:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2523 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2749 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	2943 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3397 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3651 mi
Tide stations nearest to Tainohama:
Closest tide station	Hiwasa, Tokusima, Japan	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Tatibana, Tokusima, Japan	10 mi
Third closest tide station	Tomioka (Kii Suido), Tokusima, Japan	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Komatusima, Tokusima, Japan	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kannoura, Koti, Japan	21 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Tainohama:
Closest ski area	Chikusa Kogen (Japan)	103 mi
Second closest ski area	Wakasugi Kogen Oya (Japan)	106 mi
Third closest ski area	Bansyu Tokura (Japan)	107 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Shin Tokura (Japan)	107 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Wakasa Hyonosen (Japan)	111 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Tainohama:
Closest city location	Anan (Japan)	13 mi
Second closest city location	Komatsushima (Japan)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Tokushima (Japan)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ishii (Japan)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kamojima (Japan)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Tainohama is Tokushima Airport (TKS) in Japan, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Tainohama is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), also in Japan, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Nanki Shirahama (Nanki-shirahama) Airport (SHM) in Japan, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Kochi Airport (KCZ) in Japan is 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Okayama Airport (OKJ), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Tainohama and is 131 km (81 miles) away.