Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 744 | 591 | 546 | 463 | 343 | 303 | 268 | 311 | 327 | 331 | 363 | 335 | 445 | 691 | 791 | 595 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.52m | 7:02AM1.44m | 6:12PM1.52m | 7:46AM1.35m | 6:35PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.24m | 12:30PM0.77m | 1:03AM0.24m | 12:52PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 834 | 744 | 591 | 546 | 463 | 343 | 303 | 268 | 311 | 327 | 331 | 363 | 335 | 445 | 691 | 791 | 595 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 109 | 109 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 46 | 27 | 56 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 50 | 81 | 109 | 118 | 140 | 150 | 150 | — | — | 95 | 105 | 85 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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