Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 217 | 229 | 103 | 76 | 107 | 145 | 135 | 119 | 164 | 365 | 542 | 371 | 247 | 134 | 76 | 58 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.49m | 5:39AM1.48m | 4:44PM1.52m | 6:20AM1.45m | 5:08PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.18m | 11:09AM0.77m | 11:33PM0.12m | 11:36AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 217 | 229 | 172 | 214 | 132 | 145 | 135 | 111 | 164 | 365 | 542 | 371 | 247 | 134 | 78 | 56 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | SW 8 | E 9 | SW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 164 | 50 | 75 | 103 | 76 | 107 | 84 | 97 | 119 | 84 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 76 | 58 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SW 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | — | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 61 | 91 | 69 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 17 | 42 | 44 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | NNW 4 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 185 | 216 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 32 | 88 | 92 | 82 | 105 | — | 1 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 512 | 165 | 82 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 76 | 538 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 45 |
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