Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 12 | WSW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 278 | 209 | 196 | 137 | 115 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 69 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.44m | 5:08AM1.57m | 6:00PM1.45m | 5:47AM1.57m | 6:20PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.22m | 11:15PM0.67m | 11:41AM0.27m | 11:46PM0.56m | 12:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 148 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 126 | 85 | 62 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 91 | 89 | 63 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 66 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 137 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 278 | 209 | 196 | — | 115 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 79 | 84 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 63 | 101 | 63 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 533 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
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