Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 179mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3633 | 3448 | 3079 | 2813 | 2401 | 2413 | 3094 | 3466 | 3053 | 4604 | 4930 | 5477 | 6263 | 6675 | 8713 | 19507 | 46513 | 18684 | 2900 | 1626 | 993 | 601 | 435 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.29m | 3:44PM1.25m | 11:16PM1.21m | 3:43PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.49m | 6:29AM0.50m | 8:11PM1.18m | 7:55AM0.45m | 8:54PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3633 | 3448 | 3079 | 2813 | 2401 | 2413 | 3094 | 3466 | 3053 | 3855 | 4343 | 4772 | 5641 | — | — | 12584 | — | 18684 | 1567 | 942 | 637 | 601 | 435 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 4 | — | 15 | 15 | 155 | 30 | 50 | 71 | 68 | 121 | 114 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 215 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | NW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 125 | 68 | 140 | 123 | 45 | 110 | 169 | 141 | 4604 | 4930 | 5477 | 6263 | 6675 | 8713 | 19507 | 46513 | 540 | 2900 | 1626 | 993 | 403 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 513 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 590 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 534 | 533 | 513 | 512 | 512 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
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