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), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). 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) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 71 | 184 | 141 | 141 | 104 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 82 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.50m | 8:12AM1.30m | 7:08PM1.48m | 9:13AM1.18m | 7:31PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.32m | 1:18PM0.87m | 2:19AM0.36m | 1:34PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 243 | 195 | 184 | 141 | 141 | 104 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 93 | 28 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 82 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 16 | E 16 | NW 5 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | NW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 71 | 106 | 138 | 203 | 352 | 572 | 753 | 753 | 771 | 790 | 753 | 752 | 760 | 678 | 404 | 427 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 12 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 512 | 495 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 495 | 516 | 516 | 255 | 255 |
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