Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 865 | 698 | 584 | 749 | 233 | 104 | 250 | 235 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 212 | 207 | 148 | 175 | 125 | 440 | 530 | 551 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.35m | 5:12PM1.36m | 3:12AM1.42m | 5:33PM1.39m | 4:03AM1.49m | 5:54PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM1.11m | 9:49AM0.20m | 10:04PM1.02m | 10:29AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.92m | 11:05AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1108 | 147 | 1024 | 1279 | 865 | 698 | 1211 | 1001 | 323 | 400 | 250 | 235 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 212 | 207 | 308 | 348 | 405 | 440 | 530 | 551 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 85 | 153 | 147 | 245 | 166 | 27 | 26 | 233 | 104 | 106 | 116 | 187 | 160 | 59 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 175 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | SSW 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 85 | — | 82 | 91 | 145 | 360 | 26 | 26 | 104 | 85 | 88 | 54 | 16 | 32 | 157 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1376 | 1004 | 694 | — | — | 237 | 584 | 749 | 120 | 88 | 110 | 101 | 59 | 44 | 12 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 538 | 76 | 160 | 88 | 255 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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