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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
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Chikura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chikura sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | |
158 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 90 | 106 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 110 | 115 | 229 | 229 | 196 | 192 | 168 | 164 | 204 | 157 | 154 | 177 | 177 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.28m | 4:55AM1.43m | 7:21PM1.25m | 5:26AM1.41m | 8:08PM1.20m | 6:00AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM-0.07m | 11:30PM0.84m | 12:12PM-0.07m | 00:02AM0.89m | 12:51PM-0.03m | 00:37AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
158 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 90 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 108 | 83 | 110 | 115 | 229 | 229 | 196 | 192 | 168 | 164 | 204 | 157 | 154 | 177 | 177 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 57 | 112 | 108 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 75 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 12 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 99 | 99 | 63 | 82 | 99 | 101 | 541 | 516 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 101 | 516 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 39 | 0 |
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