Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 51 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 104 | 102 | 138 | 145 | 145 | 112 | 191 | 115 | 466 | 572 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.15m | 7:27PM1.34m | 1:34PM1.18m | 8:23PM1.22m | 2:09PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM1.13m | 4:04AM0.45m | 4:02PM1.17m | 5:40AM0.51m | 7:29PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 35 | 72 | 75 | 104 | 102 | 138 | 145 | 145 | 112 | 132 | 115 | 466 | 572 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 91 | 53 | 87 | 191 | 98 | 110 | 4 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 11 | S 15 | — | E 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 109 | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 51 | 72 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 73 | 57 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 575 | 1109 | 575 | 541 | 164 | 101 | 99 | 164 | 516 | 516 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 101 | 67 | 59 | 38 | 38 |
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