Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 63 | 35 | 60 | 72 | 99 | 134 | 161 | 145 | 161 | 163 | 206 | 138 | 265 | 623 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.15m | 7:27PM1.34m | 1:34PM1.18m | 8:23PM1.22m | 2:09PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.35m | 1:42PM1.13m | 4:04AM0.45m | 4:02PM1.17m | 5:40AM0.51m | 7:29PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 72 | 99 | 134 | 161 | 145 | 161 | 163 | 206 | 138 | 129 | 623 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 91 | 46 | 85 | 165 | 98 | 265 | 101 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 17 | NE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 12 | 109 | 89 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 143 | 177 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 29 | 45 | 53 | 575 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 164 | 99 | 82 | 164 | 516 | 516 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 541 | 541 | 67 | 59 |
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