Chikura surf break

Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chikura today?

The current surf forecast for Chikura at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)151514141616161616161615151515151515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13051254120493018992368249024292503247224412130182521192178230524112699286034563864371335323216
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.30
5:10PM
1.35
4:42AM
1.34
5:50PM
1.34
5:04AM
1.37
6:31PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.14
10:58PM
0.49
11:15AM
0.05
11:26PM
0.57
11:49AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.66
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise5:07-------5:05-------5:03-------
Sunset----6:13-------6:14-------6:14---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91113131314141414161617171716161517181817171615
Feels °C (?)3589911121313151516161716151415161415171512
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