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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | |
194 | 146 | 113 | 34 | 94 | 63 | 80 | 80 | 94 | 106 | 132 | 149 | 132 | 88 | 81 | 113 | 122 | 90 | 71 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 44 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.07m | 10:43AM0.99m | 2:11AM1.11m | 1:04PM1.02m | 2:35AM1.16m | 2:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.93m | 6:39PM0.39m | 7:59AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.41m | 8:36AM0.60m | 8:38PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | NE 14 | ENE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 86 | 22 | 113 | 34 | 123 | 47 | 111 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 59 | 58 | 132 | 88 | 81 | 58 | 122 | 90 | 71 | 59 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 79 | 132 | 164 | 7 | 116 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 33 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | SW 7 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 46 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 194 | 146 | — | 68 | 94 | 63 | 80 | 80 | 94 | 106 | 132 | 149 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 68 | 44 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 17 | 12 | 53 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 512 | 29 | 0 | 80 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 823 | 2076 |
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