Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 15 | WSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 112 | 112 | 169 | 133 | 363 | 501 | 555 | 480 | 414 | 347 | 405 | 476 | 681 | 879 | 1025 | 1229 | 637 | 1175 | 1159 | 942 | 796 | 560 | 555 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.23m | 11:23PM1.14m | 2:32PM1.28m | 1:28AM1.19m | 2:53PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.51m | 7:29PM1.07m | 7:07AM0.53m | 8:17PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.53m | 8:51PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 112 | 134 | 110 | 363 | 501 | 555 | 480 | 414 | 285 | 303 | 361 | 569 | 498 | 791 | 1229 | 564 | 1175 | 1159 | 942 | 796 | 560 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 53 | 48 | 169 | 98 | 110 | 97 | 147 | 193 | 314 | 347 | 405 | 224 | 465 | 546 | 454 | 46 | 553 | 74 | 229 | 106 | 46 | 259 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 46 | 87 | 12 | 109 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 52 | 221 | 167 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 76 | 60 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 56 | 66 | 110 | 133 | 138 | 123 | 106 | 96 | 106 | 111 | 217 | 476 | 681 | 879 | 1025 | 951 | 637 | 403 | — | 39 | 261 | 356 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 59 | 65 | 160 | 516 | 255 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 160 | 160 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 495 | 512 | 513 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 160 | 165 | 208 | 255 |
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