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Takanabe in Kyu Shu is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf Offshore winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the optimum wave angle is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Takanabe 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 Takanabe:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Unnamed	6 mi
Second closest break	Hakashita	7 mi
Third closest break	Lena	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Mimitsu	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Kanegahama	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Takanabe:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2729 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2948 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3146 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3604 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3860 mi
Tide stations nearest to Takanabe:
Closest tide station	Mimitu, Miyazaki, Japan	14 mi
Second closest tide station	Hososima, Miyazaki, Japan	21 mi
Third closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Totoro, Miyazaki, Japan	26 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	28 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Takanabe:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	166 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	173 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	178 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	180 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	183 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Takanabe:
Closest city location	Takanabe (Japan)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Tsuma (Japan)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Nobeoka (Japan)	32 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kobayashi (Japan)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Takanabe is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Takanabe is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), also in Japan, 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) in Japan, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Oita Airport (OIT) in Japan is 149 km (93 miles) away.
• Nagasaki Airport (NGS), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Takanabe and is 175 km (109 miles) away.