Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 50 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 55 | 61 | 77 | 78 | 96 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.20m | 6:56PM1.43m | 11:05AM1.15m | 7:27PM1.34m | 1:34PM1.18m | 8:23PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM1.06m | 2:51AM0.35m | 1:42PM1.13m | 4:04AM0.45m | 4:02PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 37 | 61 | 77 | 78 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 183 | 195 | 173 | 163 | 156 | 72 | 50 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 55 | 32 | 35 | 59 | 47 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1503 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 164 | 164 | 101 | 99 | 164 | 164 | 541 | 76 | 76 |
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