Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 206 | 199 | 196 | 219 | 161 | 161 | 164 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.53m | 5:41PM1.44m | 5:08AM1.57m | 6:00PM1.45m | 5:47AM1.57m | 6:20PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.79m | 11:11AM0.22m | 11:15PM0.67m | 11:41AM0.27m | 11:46PM0.56m | 12:10PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 215 | 206 | 199 | 196 | 148 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 82 | 53 | 36 | 29 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 23 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 98 | 22 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 91 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 279 | 129 | 155 | 175 | 219 | 161 | 161 | 164 | 173 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 59 | 69 | 64 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 88 | 29 | 115 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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