Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 500 | 470 | 39 | 451 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 181 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.53m | 8:14AM1.29m | 6:29PM1.49m | 9:19AM1.20m | 6:56PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.19m | 12:51PM0.99m | 1:58AM0.26m | 1:15PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 26 | 353 | 451 | 350 | 297 | 245 | 198 | 214 | 214 | 161 | 99 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 461 | 500 | 470 | 39 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 74 | 181 | 227 | 214 | 191 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 545 | 823 | 1509 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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