Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 687 | 659 | 514 | 553 | 612 | 644 | 635 | 589 | 701 | 686 | 604 | 1314 | 1138 | 911 | 1512 | 1762 | 437 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.36m | 3:31AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.41m | 4:16AM1.45m | 3:58PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.57m | 9:35AM0.58m | 9:54PM0.42m | 10:09AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 687 | 659 | 514 | 553 | 612 | 644 | 635 | 589 | 352 | 279 | 233 | 1314 | 1138 | 911 | 123 | 106 | 437 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 161 | 210 | 701 | 509 | 604 | 218 | 184 | 204 | 153 | 41 | 65 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | 686 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 322 | 336 | 280 | 248 | 289 | 330 | 388 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1512 | 1762 | 256 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 160 | 101 | 46 | 0 |
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