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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | |
197 | 123 | 86 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 149 | 216 | 91 | 165 | 175 | 178 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.20m | 5:51AM1.38m | 8:34PM1.14m | 6:22AM1.33m | 9:39PM1.09m | 6:58AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM-0.04m | 00:22AM0.86m | 1:16PM0.01m | 00:54AM0.91m | 2:02PM0.10m | 1:35AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 197 | 123 | 86 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 149 | 216 | 62 | 116 | 175 | 178 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 86 | — | 68 | 111 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | NE 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | NE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 103 | 97 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 91 | 165 | 158 | 171 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 60 | 538 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 575 | 82 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 255 |
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