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Chikura surf break

Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chikura today?

The current surf forecast for Chikura at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)--
Evening (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
ESE
2.1
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111101010101010101071010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13591243988114171158157146064383429124151050043337337311121820516616318064
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
15
WNW
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.23
5:52AM
1.38
8:03PM
1.15
6:17AM
1.34
9:04PM
1.07
6:45AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.75
1:02PM
0.00
12:42AM
0.83
1:45PM
0.07
1:09AM
0.90
2:35PM
0.16
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----5:01-------5:00-------4:58---
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:16-------
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C181818181819192016171616161718181818171717181917
Feels °C (?)161615151516181711101012131315161717171817171814
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