Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chikura today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chikura at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chikura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 133 | 188 | 231 | 231 | 227 | 202 | 92 | 90 | 154 | 84 | 83 | 106 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.05m | 8:56PM1.36m | 9:41PM1.31m | 4:46PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.50m | 2:23PM0.99m | 5:21AM0.50m | 7:06AM0.46m | 7:11PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 133 | 188 | 231 | 231 | 227 | 202 | 200 | 163 | 154 | 94 | 90 | 113 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 36 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 90 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 54 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 65 | 47 | 98 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 57 | 21 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 48 | 16 | 57 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 84 | 83 | 106 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 76 | 63 | 82 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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