
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 2PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4533 | 4593 | 4774 | 4852 | 4878 | 4760 | 5031 | 5089 | 4703 | 4703 | 4396 | 4055 | 3369 | 2700 | 2004 | 2140 | 1280 | 1050 | 1003 | 850 | 760 | 625 | 497 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.17m | 1:21AM1.33m | 4:53PM1.26m | 2:18AM1.38m | 5:28PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.32m | 8:03PM1.06m | 9:13AM0.20m | 9:12PM1.06m | 9:59AM0.10m | 10:02PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
4533 | 4593 | 4774 | 4852 | 4878 | 4760 | 5031 | 5089 | 4703 | 4703 | 4396 | 4055 | 3369 | 2700 | 2004 | 2140 | 1280 | 1050 | 1003 | 850 | 760 | 625 | 497 | 471 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | E 9 |
60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 48 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 36 | 54 | 87 | 42 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 516 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 63 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 164 | 59 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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