Chikura surf break

Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 JST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chikura today?

The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
192
159
155
101
94
84
84
103
103
119
113
137
162
181
199
199
189
184
184
158
154
126
111
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
E
5
WNW
0
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
NW
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30AM1.34m
5:11PM1.30m
3:57AM1.39m
5:53PM1.31m
4:26AM1.42m
6:36PM1.28m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.67m
10:22AM0.05m
10:27PM0.73m
10:58AM-0.03m
10:59PM0.79m
11:34AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:35
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:37
6:37
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
20
18
17
18
20
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
192
192
159
155
101
94
84
84
103
103
119
113
137
162
181
199
199
189
184
184
158
154
126
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
41
33
33
54
65
68
73
59
38
48
26
40
31
20
23
21
13
5
11
10
14
14
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
19
21
20
20
19
10
10
10
19
19
19
19
28
20
16
12
7
7
14
15
16
16
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
7
7
1
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
12
12
12
12
12
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
42
0
0
0
0
38
53
59
99
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Chiba
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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