Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2521 | 2505 | 3287 | 3699 | 5226 | 4893 | 6324 | 6053 | 6832 | 8139 | 10662 | 24135 | 22126 | 3732 | 1530 | 800 | 593 | 493 | 347 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.29m | 3:44PM1.25m | 11:16PM1.21m | 3:43PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.50m | 8:11PM1.18m | 7:55AM0.45m | 8:54PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2521 | 2505 | 3287 | 3699 | 4041 | 68 | 5746 | 88 | 110 | — | 6558 | 22261 | 22126 | 3732 | 1530 | 800 | 593 | 493 | 347 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | NNW 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 30 | 75 | 71 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1820 | 68 | 119 | 43 | 74 | 38 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 44 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | — | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 138 | 141 | 83 | — | 5226 | 4893 | 6324 | 6053 | 6832 | 8139 | 10662 | 24135 | — | 752 | 470 | 377 | 179 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 575 | 575 | 17 | 575 | 575 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 575 | 533 | 533 | 529 | 160 | 76 | 57 | 0 | 42 | 69 | 165 | 208 |
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