Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 784 | 569 | 633 | 386 | 608 | 483 | 623 | 329 | 649 | 687 | 659 | 514 | 553 | 612 | 515 | 508 | 742 | 726 | 871 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.32m | 2:38AM1.29m | 3:15PM1.36m | 3:31AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.74m | 8:56AM0.55m | 9:23PM0.57m | 9:35AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 828 | 784 | 569 | 633 | 386 | 608 | 483 | 623 | 329 | 649 | 687 | 659 | 514 | 553 | 612 | 515 | 508 | 742 | 721 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 118 | 67 | 208 | 59 | 259 | 59 | 226 | 55 | 298 | 69 | 54 | 73 | 161 | — | — | 114 | 304 | 455 | 570 | 871 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SE 9 | WSW 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 214 | 74 | 31 | 17 | 70 | 4 | 57 | — | 67 | 27 | 29 | 69 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 455 | 726 | 871 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 260 | 389 | 456 | 404 | 280 | 212 | 193 | 144 | 105 | 86 | — | 250 | 202 | 322 | 423 | 429 | 407 | 423 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 160 | 575 | 575 | 17 | 513 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 53 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 512 | 82 | 54 | 12 |
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