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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
112 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 110 | 115 | 175 | 229 | 175 | 192 | 188 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 142 | 144 | 200 | 537 | 294 | 319 | 257 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.43m | 7:21PM1.25m | 5:26AM1.41m | 8:08PM1.20m | 6:00AM1.37m | 9:00PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM-0.07m | 00:02AM0.89m | 12:51PM-0.03m | 00:37AM0.92m | 1:34PM0.05m | 1:20AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
78 | 78 | 108 | 83 | 110 | 115 | 175 | 229 | 175 | 192 | 188 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 86 | 144 | 200 | 258 | 294 | 319 | 257 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 4 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
112 | 108 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 142 | 105 | 103 | 105 | 83 | 72 | 71 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 7 | ENE 7 | SW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 22 | — | 100 | 21 | 537 | 43 | 72 | 120 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 99 | 541 | 208 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 101 | 80 | 516 | 82 | 59 | 53 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 255 | 165 |
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