Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1200 | 1249 | 953 | 933 | 836 | 625 | 604 | 471 | 396 | 303 | 268 | 220 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 117 | 96 | 90 | 86 | 203 | 255 | 88 | 116 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.32m | 3:10AM1.43m | 5:59PM1.35m | 3:58AM1.47m | 6:28PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.10m | 10:02PM1.04m | 10:40AM0.04m | 10:44PM1.00m | 11:19AM0.01m | 11:22PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1200 | 1249 | 953 | 933 | 836 | 625 | 604 | 471 | 396 | 303 | 268 | 220 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 117 | 96 | 90 | 86 | 24 | 46 | 68 | 85 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 44 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 203 | 255 | 88 | 116 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 53 | 53 | 101 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 101 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 76 | 495 | 255 |
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