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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today (31 May):
- 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 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | |
170 | 128 | 139 | 169 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 173 | 288 | 279 | 261 | 613 | 555 | 586 | 514 | 996 | 883 | 1013 | 700 | 604 | 558 | 444 | 1025 | 1070 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.30m | 3:55AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.44m | 7:01PM1.29m | 5:03AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM-0.00m | 10:32PM0.86m | 11:11AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.90m | 11:49AM-0.07m | 11:43PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
26 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 170 | 128 | 125 | 169 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 141 | 136 | 177 | 613 | 555 | 586 | 514 | 996 | 883 | 1013 | 700 | 604 | 558 | 418 | 1025 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 108 | 139 | 96 | 94 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 288 | 279 | 261 | 87 | 232 | 326 | 465 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 267 | 444 | 400 | 413 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 43 | 66 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 71 | 173 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 179 | 60 | 60 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 24 | 163 | 143 | 88 | 62 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 42 | 51 | 63 | 123 | 469 | 1070 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 59 | 541 | 76 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 516 | 101 | 59 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 817 | 817 |
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