About Miyazaki Surf Travel
Kisakihama:
A big, open beachbreak north of Miyazaki City, Kisakihama can be rideable almost all year. A small stream feeds sand into a series of shifting sandbars, which can get very good on a variety of swells and tides. Less of a local vibe here than other spots in the area, usually has plenty of waves for everyone.
Kisakihama hosted a round of the 1990 World Contest, and several ASP events in the 1990s.
Uchiumi:
A small harbor town south of Miyazaki City on the indented Nichnan Coast, Uchiumi has a good left reef break, popular with Miyazaki surfers looking far an alternative to beachbreaks. The left is the main wave, and is good up to eight feet on seasonal typhoon swells. There is a right on the other side of the channel, which takes a major typhoon swell to start to show.
Uchiumi made a legend in Japanese surfing with the Typhoon 21 swell in 1993, when Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, and other ASP pros in town for the Miyazaki event made the drive south, and rode the rare right on the other side of the harbor. The next day, Curren went out on a borrowed 7-6 pintail and rode solid 15 foot typhoon surf on the outer reef, giving the name “Curren’s Point” to a wave that breaks once a decade, if that often.
Aoshima Island:
Just to the south of Miyazaki City is a small green island attached to the mainland by a causeway. This is Aoshima-jima, where a traditional Shinto temple has stood for more than 1000 years.
There is nothing on the island except the temple and associated buildings, and it is a very pleasant and peaceful place, even for non-Japanese with no connections to the Shinto religion.
The island is a raised dome of the typical washboard sedimentary rock of this area, and on significant typhoon swells, a good left breaks off the island. The wave is long and workable, and the unique surroundings produce a very Japanese surfing experience.