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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
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Chikura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chikura sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
171 | 167 | 167 | 159 | 170 | 128 | 139 | 169 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 173 | 223 | 279 | 521 | 580 | 555 | 454 | 373 | 817 | 799 | 732 | 769 | 769 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.38m | 5:36PM1.30m | 3:55AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.44m | 7:01PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.82m | 10:33AM-0.00m | 10:32PM0.86m | 11:11AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.90m | 11:49AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
171 | 167 | 167 | 159 | 170 | 128 | 127 | 169 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 141 | 279 | 521 | 580 | 555 | 454 | 373 | 817 | 799 | 732 | 769 | 769 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 108 | 139 | 96 | 96 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 223 | 106 | 68 | 87 | 89 | 258 | 273 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 5 | SE 11 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 69 | 10 | 66 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 173 | 90 | 89 | 7 | 20 | 133 | 89 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
36 | 36 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 151 | 158 | 108 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | 29 | 41 | 53 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 541 | 76 | 63 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 101 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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