Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 329 | 324 | 311 | 225 | 476 | 405 | 186 | 144 | 388 | 350 | 97 | 84 | 71 | 93 | 263 | 193 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.49m | 6:43AM1.50m | 6:25PM1.50m | 7:25AM1.41m | 6:46PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.34m | 12:34PM0.63m | 00:57AM0.31m | 12:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 226 | 231 | 155 | 221 | 138 | 383 | 154 | 423 | 417 | 118 | 350 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 282 | 263 | 193 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 329 | 324 | 311 | 225 | 476 | 405 | 4 | 10 | 388 | 97 | 97 | 84 | 71 | 93 | 61 | 58 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 16 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 109 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 29 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 136 | 21 | 186 | 144 | 32 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 49 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 165 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
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