Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | WSW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 165 | 449 | 469 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 206 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 164 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.42m | 4:26AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.44m | 5:08AM1.57m | 6:00PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.20m | 10:45PM0.79m | 11:11AM0.22m | 11:15PM0.67m | 11:41AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 115 | 165 | 82 | 128 | 222 | 49 | 215 | 206 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 122 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | S 10 | SW 10 | E 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | E 12 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 105 | 83 | 130 | 75 | 100 | 222 | 79 | 41 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 141 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 18 | 14 | 55 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 11 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 89 | 55 | 38 | 69 | 98 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 68 | 449 | 469 | 83 | — | 41 | 117 | 171 | 184 | 164 | 164 | 93 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 61 | — | 27 | — | 16 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 59 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 495 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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