Chikura surf break

Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 May 2026 JST
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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 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (04 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
10
4
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
2.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2848
2473
2575
1884
2184
835
397
287
178
107
70
61
60
59
58
61
63
77
87
98
75
100
144
116
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:55PM1.26m
5:23AM1.40m
7:41PM1.20m
5:51AM1.38m
8:34PM1.14m
6:22AM1.33m
Low Tide
11:58AM-0.06m
11:53PM0.79m
12:36PM-0.04m
00:22AM0.86m
1:16PM0.01m
00:54AM0.91m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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4:46
4:45
4:43
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6:27
6:27
6:28
6:29
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
17
16
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
14
12
12
9
9
5
8
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
34
40
41
43
1701
835
397
287
178
107
70
54
60
59
58
56
56
55
55
54
55
55
65
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
S
7
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
42
41
38
38
55
76
63
61
43
23
14
14
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
40
24
8
15
15
1
3
2
19
2
3
1
2
1
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
10
4
SW
9
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2848
2473
2575
1884
2184
41
64
55
52
15
17
19
26
42
47
61
63
77
87
98
75
100
144
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
495
779
512
63
76
69
24
12
38
53
53
53
53
53
53
165
38
99
99
53
53
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Chiba
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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