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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 14 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
391 | 383 | 321 | 295 | 254 | 254 | 246 | 251 | 21 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 339 | 320 | 270 | 230 | 235 | 225 | 157 | 121 | 88 | 142 | 142 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.22m | 3:04AM1.29m | 4:27PM1.27m | 3:30AM1.34m | 5:11PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.31m | 9:18PM0.61m | 9:47AM0.17m | 9:54PM0.67m | 10:22AM0.05m | 10:27PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 391 | 383 | 321 | 295 | 254 | 254 | 246 | 251 | 21 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 270 | 230 | 235 | 189 | 78 | 33 | 52 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | S 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | NE 9 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 7 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 54 | 90 | 101 | 451 | 424 | 360 | 348 | 339 | 320 | — | 11 | 7 | 225 | 157 | 121 | 88 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 12 | 165 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 165 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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