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Udo Shrine in Kyu Shu is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the south. There is a right hand reef break. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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Overall Udo Shrine 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 Udo Shrine surf quality by season and Udo Shrine surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Kyu Shu surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Udo Shrine

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Udo Shrine:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Chokusen	0 mi
Second closest break	Aoura	1 mi
Third closest break	Unnamed	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Nichinan	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Curren's Point	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Udo Shrine:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	2757 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	2979 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southeast Bering Sea Buoy	3176 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Shumagin Islands Buoy	3634 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Aleutians Buoy	3889 mi
Tide stations nearest to Udo Shrine:
Closest tide station	Aburatu, Miyazaki, Japan	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Utiumi, Miyazaki, Japan	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Tonoura (Miyazaki), Miyazaki, Japan	10 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oryuzako, Miyazaki, Japan	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hukusima (Sibusi Wan), Miyazaki, Japan	20 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Udo Shrine:
Closest ski area	Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan)	201 mi
Second closest ski area	Osorakan (Japan)	208 mi
Third closest ski area	White-Valley Matsubara (Japan)	213 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan)	216 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan)	218 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Udo Shrine:
Closest city location	Nichinan (Japan)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Kushima (Japan)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Miyazaki-shi (Japan)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Shibushi (Japan)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Miyakonojo (Japan)	26 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Udo Shrine is Miyazaki Airport (KMI) in Japan, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Udo Shrine is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), also in Japan, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Tanegashima Airport (TNE) in Japan, 130 km (81 miles) away.
• Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) in Japan is 146 km (91 miles) away.
• Yakushima Airport (KUM), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Udo Shrine and is 158 km (98 miles) away.