Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 133 | 184 | 231 | 231 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.16m | 8:26PM1.40m | 11:01AM1.05m | 8:56PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.86m | 3:53AM0.50m | 2:23PM0.99m | 5:21AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 133 | 184 | 231 | 231 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 57 | 32 | 57 | 36 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 22 | 23 | 73 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 57 | 21 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 101 | 76 | 99 | 82 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 39 |
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