Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 512 | 567 | 625 | 612 | 605 | 618 | 563 | 494 | 440 | 408 | 426 | 379 | 379 | 371 | 369 | 262 | 235 | 264 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.43m | 5:29AM1.56m | 6:35PM1.43m | 6:09AM1.54m | 6:56PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.16m | 11:42PM0.71m | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:14AM0.62m | 12:38PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 522 | 512 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 103 | 90 | 440 | 408 | 426 | 73 | 379 | 71 | 369 | 262 | 235 | 40 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 30 | 29 | 58 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 43 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 35 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 567 | 625 | 612 | 605 | 618 | 563 | 494 | — | — | — | 379 | — | 371 | — | — | — | 264 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 17 | 54 | 17 | 516 | 516 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
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