Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 222 | 135 | 117 | 106 | 114 | 140 | 109 | 129 | 65 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 184 | 251 | 100 | 98 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.44m | 9:56AM1.11m | 8:09PM1.40m | 8:40PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.44m | 1:56PM0.98m | 4:11AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 222 | 135 | 117 | 106 | 114 | 140 | 109 | 129 | 65 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 96 | 68 | 92 | 31 | 42 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 62 | 61 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 59 | 112 | 184 | 251 | 361 | 360 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 |
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