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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
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Chikura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chikura sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 169mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | |
157 | 195 | 191 | 173 | 288 | 279 | 261 | 613 | 475 | 624 | 471 | 1057 | 870 | 950 | 878 | 825 | 540 | 336 | 942 | 1707 | 4985 | 13615 | 16857 | 5672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.44m | 7:01PM1.29m | 5:03AM1.44m | 7:43PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.86m | 11:11AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.90m | 11:49AM-0.07m | 11:43PM0.92m | 12:28PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 54 | 13 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
157 | 195 | 191 | 149 | 110 | 138 | 177 | 613 | 475 | 624 | 469 | 1057 | 870 | 950 | 878 | 825 | 540 | 336 | 942 | 1663 | 2756 | 7330 | 16857 | 5672 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | SW 21 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
94 | 127 | 92 | 92 | 288 | 279 | 261 | 87 | 232 | 326 | 471 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 276 | 334 | — | 17 | 13615 | 3122 | 1616 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
20 | 30 | 71 | 173 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 60 | 164 | — | — | — | — | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | NW 6 | NW 8 |
129 | 97 | 62 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 39 | — | 50 | 42 | 148 | 490 | 1707 | 4985 | 8228 | 306 | 1384 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 101 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 46 | 43 | 61 | 533 | 513 | 512 | 512 |
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