Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 698 | 533 | 615 | 676 | 122 | 250 | 116 | 184 | 160 | 217 | 212 | 287 | 145 | 157 | 125 | 414 | 449 | 461 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.36m | 3:12AM1.42m | 5:33PM1.39m | 4:03AM1.49m | 5:54PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.20m | 10:04PM1.02m | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.92m | 11:05AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 865 | 698 | 1231 | 907 | 524 | 122 | 250 | 200 | 184 | 184 | 217 | 212 | 287 | 308 | 355 | 405 | 414 | 449 | 461 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 250 | 160 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 324 | 44 | 116 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 148 | 145 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ENE 15 | SE 13 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 17 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 145 | 360 | 26 | — | 127 | 104 | 87 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | S 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 211 | 533 | 615 | 676 | — | 40 | 98 | 184 | 82 | 43 | 22 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 82 | 38 | 82 | 160 | 59 | 60 | 54 | 495 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
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