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The current surf forecast for Chikura at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 750 | 480 | 562 | 287 | 574 | 1243 | 1341 | 1148 | 917 | 857 | 657 | 143 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | SE | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | W | NW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11PM 1.43 | 5:27AM 1.35 | 3:44PM 1.47 | 6:10AM 1.35 | 4:17PM 1.49 | 6:52AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 0.89 | 10:22PM 0.07 | 10:22AM 0.93 | 11:01PM 0.00 | 10:58AM 0.96 | 11:39PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 |
| Sunset | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

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