
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
385 | 250 | 171 | 134 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 96 | 97 | 144 | 146 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 183 | 188 | 250 | 180 | 236 | 293 | 284 | 280 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.41m | 4:49PM1.41m | 4:04AM1.50m | 5:07PM1.43m | 4:46AM1.56m | 5:26PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.29m | 10:20PM0.76m | 10:42AM0.29m | 10:48PM0.63m | 11:13AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
385 | 250 | 171 | 134 | 109 | 107 | 80 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 186 | 183 | 188 | 250 | 180 | 236 | 293 | 284 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 106 | 102 | 96 | 97 | 144 | 30 | 142 | 140 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 9 |
12 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 146 | 19 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
255 | 287 | 276 | 243 | 272 | 263 | 214 | 148 | 91 | 62 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 165 | 54 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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