Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4966 | 4703 | 4396 | 4055 | 3369 | 2629 | 2423 | 1657 | 1099 | 1249 | 1077 | 718 | 760 | 514 | 497 | 380 | 360 | 303 | 268 | 220 | 204 | 175 | 171 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.26m | 2:18AM1.38m | 5:28PM1.32m | 3:10AM1.43m | 5:59PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.20m | 9:12PM1.06m | 9:59AM0.10m | 10:02PM1.04m | 10:40AM0.04m | 10:44PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 4966 | 4703 | 4396 | 4055 | 3369 | 2629 | 2423 | 1657 | 1099 | 1249 | 1077 | 718 | 760 | 514 | 497 | 380 | 360 | 303 | 268 | 220 | 204 | 175 | 171 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 6 | E 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 27 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 49 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 40 | 67 | 69 | 108 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 67 | 164 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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