Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 103 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 97 | 526 | 1380 | 1834 | 4431 | 6307 | 4512 | 4728 | 5297 | 5968 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.30m | 7:08PM1.48m | 9:13AM1.18m | 7:31PM1.44m | 11:09AM1.09m | 7:56PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.87m | 2:19AM0.36m | 1:34PM0.98m | 3:15AM0.42m | 1:26PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 141 | 103 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 49 | 13 | 43 | 97 | 526 | 1380 | 1834 | 4431 | 6307 | 4512 | 4728 | 5297 | 5151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | E 10 | ENE 8 | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 21 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 1014 | 73 | 115 | — | 184 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 6 | 14 | — | 20 | 41 | 62 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 172 | 276 | 440 | 504 | 572 | 544 | 632 | 717 | 754 | 735 | 754 | 598 | 622 | 574 | 499 | 392 | 327 | 196 | 381 | 230 | 95 | 5968 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 495 | 575 | 516 | 516 | 495 | 255 | 255 | 165 | 255 | 533 | 533 | 513 | 513 |
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