Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 138 | 110 | 83 | 71 | 143 | 139 | 115 | 97 | 105 | 105 | 77 | 60 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.30m | 1:36AM1.25m | 3:57PM1.35m | 2:47AM1.35m | 4:14PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM1.05m | 8:52AM0.40m | 9:24PM0.90m | 9:34AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 138 | 110 | 67 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 77 | 60 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 44 | 62 | 83 | 71 | 143 | 139 | 115 | 97 | 105 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 43 | 43 | 208 | 208 | 823 | 902 | 1430 | 45 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
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