Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1400 | 1174 | 658 | 711 | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 278 | 260 | 260 | 675 | 219 | 696 | 696 | 205 | 198 | 165 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:46AM1.38m | 5:03PM1.39m | 3:40AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.28m | 9:43PM1.03m | 10:01AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.91m | 10:37AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1400 | 1174 | 658 | 711 | 734 | 604 | 660 | 488 | 361 | 278 | 260 | 260 | 116 | 219 | 92 | 73 | 205 | 198 | 165 | 159 | 222 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 325 | 311 | 372 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 | 133 | 115 | 121 | 116 | 100 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 105 | 74 | 130 | 222 | 134 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | E 14 | SSW 15 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 232 | 176 | — | 71 | 67 | 100 | 157 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 45 | 100 | 44 | 70 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 75 | 94 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 46 | 65 | 83 | 98 | 92 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 675 | 96 | 696 | 696 | 92 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 67 | 208 | 516 | 208 | 76 | 65 | 59 | 38 | 53 | 556 | 556 | 541 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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