Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 215 | 176 | 564 | 115 | 165 | 137 | 129 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 206 | 199 | 196 | 208 | 184 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.39m | 3:40AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.42m | 4:26AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.20m | 10:45PM0.79m | 11:11AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 270 | 215 | 176 | 94 | 115 | 165 | 137 | 129 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 206 | 199 | 38 | 190 | 184 | 139 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | E 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SE 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 81 | 74 | 112 | 128 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 58 | 76 | 196 | 35 | 41 | 23 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 100 | 98 | 70 | 92 | 89 | 130 | 75 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 36 | 56 | 54 | 22 | 36 | 23 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 68 | 80 | 564 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 28 | 160 | 29 | 67 | 208 | 72 | 93 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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