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Chikura surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chikura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chikura sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chikura today?
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s 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 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | |
58 | 44 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 233 | 200 | 199 | 162 | 144 | 113 | 92 | 94 | 65 | 80 | 88 | 103 | 127 | 88 | 78 | 89 | 65 | 47 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:42AM1.03m | 8:10AM1.09m | 1:42AM1.07m | 10:43AM0.99m | 2:11AM1.11m | 1:04PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM1.01m | 5:09PM0.35m | 6:57AM0.93m | 6:39PM0.39m | 7:59AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 58 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 61 | 83 | 82 | 54 | 86 | 79 | 132 | 164 | 123 | 47 | 111 | 84 | 83 | 60 | 88 | 78 | 89 | 78 | 68 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | NE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SW 7 | SE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 35 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 116 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 65 | 47 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 11 | SW 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 53 | 71 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 37 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 302 | 302 | 252 | 238 | 233 | 200 | 199 | 162 | 144 | 113 | 92 | 94 | 65 | 80 | 88 | 103 | 127 | 320 | 71 | 93 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 513 | 512 | 495 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 90 | 512 | 160 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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