Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 117 | 125 | 126 | 158 | 162 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 112 | 154 | 126 | 129 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.50m | 6:55PM1.37m | 5:27AM1.50m | 7:20PM1.37m | 6:10AM1.48m | 7:46PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.94m | 11:55AM0.03m | 11:58PM0.88m | 12:30PM0.08m | 00:34AM0.81m | 1:04PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 97 | 126 | 158 | 162 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 112 | 154 | 126 | 129 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 77 | 15 | 58 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 54 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | SW 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 117 | 125 | 10 | 75 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 9 | — | 67 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 38 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 53 | 53 |
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