Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 8PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 569 | 676 | 879 | 1396 | 582 | 1334 | 1175 | 828 | 784 | 569 | 653 | 386 | 599 | 483 | 613 | 329 | 756 | 789 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.28m | 1:28AM1.19m | 2:53PM1.32m | 2:38AM1.29m | 3:15PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.91m | 8:09AM0.53m | 8:51PM0.74m | 8:56AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 224 | 569 | 421 | 791 | 1396 | 564 | 1334 | 1175 | 828 | 784 | 569 | 653 | 386 | 599 | 483 | 613 | 329 | 756 | 789 | 678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SE 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 361 | 465 | 546 | 566 | 27 | 567 | 42 | 227 | 118 | 67 | 208 | 60 | 259 | 59 | 226 | 50 | 302 | 52 | 48 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SE 10 | WSW 6 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 26 | 60 | — | 42 | 214 | 74 | 30 | 18 | 60 | 4 | 65 | — | 53 | — | 27 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 345 | 543 | 676 | 879 | 844 | 582 | 383 | — | 29 | 181 | 312 | 401 | 516 | 481 | 271 | 198 | 167 | 124 | 89 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 541 | 516 | 512 | 513 | 76 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 160 | 575 | 255 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 12 |
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