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The current surf forecast for Chikura at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSW | SW | SE | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | ESE | E | SE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 129 | 31 | 604 | 1143 | 1299 | 1282 | 525 | 307 | 207 | 109 | 74 | 48 | 64 | 43 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SE | S | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | ENE | NW | WNW | W | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 1.20 | 8:17PM 1.20 | 11:35AM 1.20 | 9:59PM 1.10 | 12:22PM 1.22 | 12:05AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 1.02 | 3:58AM 0.44 | 5:12PM 0.94 | 5:07AM 0.55 | 6:38PM 0.80 | 6:19AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 |
| Sunset | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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