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Central Iwate (buoy) Detailed Wave Buoy Record

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Wave height (m) & direction (?) 1.68
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Average period (s) (?) 11.7 12.3 12.7 12.8 13.4 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.1 10.1 9.7 9.0 10.7 10.8 10.5 9.1 -
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24 closest surf breaks to Central Iwate (buoy):

1. Choshi (452 km SSW) 7. Ohara (510 km SSW) 13. Amatu (530 km SSW) 19. zushi Marina (534 km SSW)
2. Katagai (479 km SSW) 8. Onjuku (519 km SSW) 14. Big Ben (533 km SSW) 20. Inamuragasaki (535 km SSW)
3. Torami (497 km SSW) 9. Hebara (521 km SSW) 15. Kamakura (533 km SSW) 21. Shichirigahama (535 km SSW)
4. Shida (502 km SSW) 10. Malibu (524 km SSW) 16. Kamogawa (534 km SSW) 22. Shichirigahama (535 km SSW)
5. Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) (502 km SSW) 11. Matsube Bay (525 km SSW) 17. Osaki (534 km SSW) 23. Kugenuma Rivermouth (536 km SSW)
6. Izumi (505 km SSW) 12. Kuminatu (529 km SSW) 18. Rock Island (534 km SSW) 24. Shonan (536 km SSW)
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