Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 228mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5284 | 5070 | 4626 | 3874 | 3759 | 3457 | 3633 | 3648 | 3868 | 3828 | 3803 | 3707 | 1725 | 4168 | 4404 | 5209 | 6288 | 7969 | 10936 | 19958 | 19643 | 4146 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.09m | 7:56PM1.38m | 8:31PM1.29m | 3:44PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.42m | 1:26PM1.08m | 4:38AM0.49m | 6:29AM0.50m | 8:11PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 51 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5284 | 5070 | 4626 | 3874 | 3759 | 3457 | 3633 | 3648 | 3275 | 3828 | 3803 | 3707 | 1403 | 4168 | 4404 | 5209 | 6288 | 7969 | 10936 | 14636 | 19643 | 4146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | 158 | 161 | — | 78 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 1725 | 48 | 71 | 98 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 1203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 13 | NW 6 | E 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 30 | 10 | 71 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 675 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 465 | 427 | 358 | 289 | 511 | 439 | 121 | 125 | 3868 | 228 | 12 | 12 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 88 | 19958 | 184 | 675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 512 | 779 | 58 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 556 | 533 | 160 | 160 |
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