Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 273 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 215 | 524 | 617 | 115 | 165 | 137 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 206 | 202 | 199 | 190 | 141 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 10:01AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.20m | 10:45PM0.79m | 11:11AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 273 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 215 | 92 | 94 | 115 | 165 | 137 | 222 | 60 | 44 | 215 | 206 | 202 | 62 | 190 | 141 | 139 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 6 | SW 10 | S 9 | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 142 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 98 | 95 | 105 | 83 | 82 | 106 | 222 | 222 | 24 | 77 | 56 | 199 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 148 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 44 | 70 | 92 | 89 | 130 | 75 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 58 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NE 4 | — | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 41 | 40 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 524 | 617 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 6 | — | 24 | 133 | 92 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 38 | 976 | 67 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 0 | 23 |
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