Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 426 | 379 | 325 | 318 | 312 | 305 | 268 | 304 | 268 | 268 | 209 | 262 | 220 | 215 | 181 | 177 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.43m | 6:09AM1.54m | 6:56PM1.43m | 6:50AM1.49m | 7:17PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.62m | 12:38PM0.32m | 00:48AM0.55m | 1:06PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 426 | 379 | 325 | 318 | 312 | 62 | 58 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 209 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 181 | 177 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 76 | 73 | 55 | 71 | 73 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SW 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 268 | 304 | 268 | 268 | — | 262 | 220 | 215 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 12 |
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