Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 7AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 57 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 48 | 42 | 85 | 111 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.35m | 4:14PM1.39m | 3:39AM1.45m | 4:32PM1.42m | 4:22AM1.52m | 4:51PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.90m | 9:34AM0.37m | 9:52PM0.75m | 10:10AM0.38m | 10:21PM0.60m | 10:43AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 57 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 60 | 55 | — | — | 14 | 62 | 42 | 85 | 111 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 29 | 2076 | 29 | 2445 | 2262 | 1048 | 45 | 12 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 862 | 208 |
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