Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 6PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1897 | 1412 | 602 | 834 | 1092 | 1011 | 1220 | 976 | 1661 | 1760 | 1484 | 1403 | 1179 | 1102 | 1285 | 1339 | 1154 | 819 | 544 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.47m | 5:20AM1.53m | 4:56PM1.50m | 6:00AM1.51m | 5:17PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.55m | 10:54PM0.31m | 11:10AM0.63m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:37AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1450 | 1412 | 460 | 834 | 919 | 780 | 1220 | 976 | 1661 | 1760 | 1484 | 1403 | 1179 | 1102 | 1285 | 1339 | 1154 | 819 | 544 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 365 | 602 | 286 | 1082 | 1011 | 289 | 543 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 301 | 223 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | — | NE 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | SE 17 | E 16 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 8 | 21 | 4 | 410 | 5 | 156 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1897 | 880 | 742 | 698 | 1092 | 373 | 374 | 382 | 662 | 744 | 832 | 767 | 689 | 581 | 435 | 418 | 350 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 81 | 160 | 165 | 81 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 12 |
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