Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 212 | 287 | 293 | 157 | 354 | 422 | 449 | 514 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 578 | 590 | 522 | 512 | 450 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.39m | 4:03AM1.49m | 5:54PM1.41m | 4:47AM1.54m | 6:14PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.92m | 11:05AM0.13m | 11:10PM0.82m | 11:38AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 217 | 212 | 287 | 293 | 355 | 354 | 422 | 449 | 514 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 578 | 590 | 522 | 512 | 450 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 148 | 145 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 17 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 17 | 12 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 23 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
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