Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chokusen today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 283 | 277 | 227 | 216 | 198 | 261 | 200 | 195 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 144 | 238 | 245 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.04m | 9:13AM1.80m | 8:32PM1.96m | 9:59AM1.67m | 8:57PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.54m | 2:39PM1.08m | 3:20AM0.63m | 3:05PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 289 | 283 | 277 | 227 | 216 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 77 | 117 | 76 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 192 | 86 | 132 | 189 | 198 | 261 | 200 | 195 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | S 7 | E 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 144 | 238 | 245 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 135 | 33 | 33 | 57 |
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