Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1602 | 1383 | 1215 | 1102 | 1155 | 1210 | 1109 | 833 | 683 | 508 | 397 | 353 | 325 | 295 | 265 | 239 | 210 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.50m | 6:00AM1.51m | 5:17PM1.53m | 6:40AM1.46m | 5:40PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.71m | 00:00AM0.17m | 12:03PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1602 | 1383 | 1215 | 1102 | 1155 | 1210 | 1109 | 833 | 683 | 508 | 397 | 353 | 325 | 295 | 265 | 239 | 210 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 8 | — | 6 | 223 | 183 | 151 | 119 | 122 | 101 | 72 | 35 | 39 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 673 | 732 | 673 | 588 | 457 | 376 | 328 | 310 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 81 | 197 | 222 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 255 | 164 | 529 | 59 | 0 |
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