Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 9PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 157mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9293 | 14921 | 16185 | 7464 | 1401 | 586 | 452 | 397 | 358 | 277 | 229 | 142 | 111 | 81 | 104 | 117 | 166 | 171 | 146 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.25m | 11:16PM1.21m | 3:43PM1.30m | 1:36AM1.25m | 3:57PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM1.18m | 7:55AM0.45m | 8:54PM1.05m | 8:52AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 54 | 64 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9293 | 13538 | 16185 | 7464 | 1401 | 586 | 452 | 397 | 358 | 277 | 229 | 142 | 111 | 69 | 46 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1341 | 736 | 246 | 108 | 44 | 68 | 31 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 241 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 48 | 58 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 14921 | — | 952 | 226 | 154 | 157 | 132 | — | — | 135 | 17 | 34 | 81 | 104 | 117 | 166 | 171 | 146 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 533 | 513 | 99 | 56 | 23 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 12 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 208 | 545 | 860 | 1430 | 1430 | 1048 | 208 |
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