Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1851 | 1262 | 1705 | 1452 | 1400 | 1174 | 658 | 711 | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 355 | 426 | 359 | 895 | 960 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.29m | 1:32AM1.30m | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:46AM1.38m | 5:03PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM1.13m | 9:18AM0.28m | 9:43PM1.03m | 10:01AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1851 | 1262 | 1705 | 1452 | 1400 | 1174 | 658 | 711 | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 355 | 426 | 359 | 116 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 651 | 118 | 85 | 325 | 311 | 372 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 133 | 142 | 106 | 116 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 11 | SW 10 | E 14 | SSW 15 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 121 | 68 | 103 | 84 | 24 | 232 | 176 | — | 71 | 67 | 100 | 157 | 148 | 141 | 138 | 45 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 137 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 52 | 64 | 80 | 77 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 59 | 895 | 960 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 541 | 208 | 516 | 76 | 67 | 59 | 53 | 38 | 541 | 556 | 516 | 82 |
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