Chikura surf break

Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 26 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chikura today?

The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
E
8
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
132
94
52
80
80
103
118
162
198
136
107
121
108
122
104
71
55
44
76
29
275
353
326
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM0.99m
2:11AM1.11m
1:04PM1.02m
2:35AM1.16m
2:23PM1.11m
2:58AM1.20m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.93m
6:39PM0.39m
7:59AM0.77m
7:47PM0.41m
8:36AM0.60m
8:38PM0.43m
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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4:56
4:54
4:52
4:52
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6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
7
26
7
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
18
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
14
13
12
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
113
58
123
47
111
84
83
60
59
198
136
107
121
108
122
104
71
55
44
44
29
31
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
14
0.7
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.6
NE
14
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
132
34
7
116
34
26
7
17
6
31
68
91
68
48
48
32
31
31
36
28
27
10
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.6
NE
14
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.6
WSW
7
0.4
NE
12
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
5
164
2
7
17
17
4
6
6
58
53
23
22
37
49
27
32
30
28
12
18
14
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSW
7
1.5
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
132
94
52
80
80
103
118
162
40
34
10
56
43
4
1
6
76
117
275
353
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
12
53
17
53
12
12
17
17
12
23
23
82
0
12
23
53
53
53
53
2086
823
597
65
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Chiba
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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