Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 278 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 640 | 629 | 617 | 115 | 194 | 137 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:46AM1.38m | 5:03PM1.39m | 3:40AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.03m | 10:01AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | SW 6 | E 13 |
| kJ | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 278 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 115 | 194 | 137 | 222 | 50 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | E 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 133 | 142 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 81 | 83 | 112 | 129 | 222 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 71 | 67 | 100 | 157 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 46 | 44 | 70 | 92 | 89 | 130 | 75 | 100 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 65 | 83 | 88 | 77 | 46 | 41 | 59 | 74 | 640 | 629 | 617 | 83 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 23 | 556 | 67 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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