Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chokusen today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 150 | 99 | 75 | 26 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 249 | 232 | 191 | 127 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.96m | 9:31PM1.86m | 8:37AM1.86m | 10:15PM1.79m | 9:33AM1.73m | 10:58PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.01m | 3:02AM0.99m | 3:28PM0.18m | 3:56AM0.95m | 4:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 78 | 99 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 150 | — | 75 | 49 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 126 | 226 | 249 | 232 | 191 | 127 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 324 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 297 | 338 | 709 | 616 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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