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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
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Chikura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chikura sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
158 | 118 | 90 | 106 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 110 | 133 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 192 | 188 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 159 | 127 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.28m | 4:55AM1.43m | 7:21PM1.25m | 5:26AM1.41m | 8:08PM1.20m | 6:00AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.84m | 12:12PM-0.07m | 00:02AM0.89m | 12:51PM-0.03m | 00:37AM0.92m | 1:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
158 | 118 | 90 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 108 | 83 | 110 | 133 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 192 | 188 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 80 | 127 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 |
14 | 17 | 35 | 57 | 112 | 108 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 75 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 117 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | — | ENE 8 | — | ESE 10 |
17 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | NE 3 | SW 7 |
— | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 159 | 9 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 82 | 99 | 541 | 541 | 99 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 38 | 208 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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