Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 148 | 86 | 126 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 72 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 19 | 14 |
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 | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.35m | 2:47AM1.35m | 4:14PM1.39m | 3:39AM1.45m | 4:32PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.40m | 9:24PM0.90m | 9:34AM0.37m | 9:52PM0.75m | 10:10AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 24 | 62 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 72 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSW 8 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 148 | 86 | 126 | 86 | 86 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 84 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 62 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 823 | 1430 | 1430 | 1048 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 2076 | 2445 | 926 | 926 | 2833 | 45 | 12 |
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