Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 26 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 42 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.32m | 9:40AM1.12m | 9:37PM1.31m | 11:22AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.58m | 3:37AM0.60m | 3:12PM0.74m | 4:47AM0.56m | 3:46PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 276 | 265 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 218 | 180 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 131 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 42 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 128 | 125 | 96 | 92 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 83 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 1431 | 556 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 24 | 53 | 556 | 1444 | 862 | 63 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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