Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 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 (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 158mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 103 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 100 | 534 | 1304 | 1862 | 6236 | 5842 | 5715 | 4576 | 4258 | 4017 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.48m | 9:13AM1.18m | 7:31PM1.44m | 11:09AM1.09m | 7:56PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.36m | 1:34PM0.98m | 3:15AM0.42m | 1:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 103 | 49 | 13 | 42 | 100 | 534 | 1304 | 1862 | 6236 | 5842 | 5715 | 4576 | 4258 | 4017 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 63 | 24 | — | 1012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 649 | 679 | 679 | 665 | 620 | 620 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 735 | 717 | 603 | 456 | 342 | 535 | 271 | 411 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 255 | 516 | 512 | 512 | 255 | 255 | 165 | 529 | 902 | 534 | 495 | 513 |
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