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Chokusen surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chokusen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chokusen sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chokusen today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
125 | 105 | 142 | 115 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 70 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.55m | 3:42AM1.72m | 5:06PM1.65m | 4:15AM1.76m | 5:48PM1.73m | 4:48AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.85m | 10:30AM0.38m | 10:33PM0.90m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:13PM0.93m | 11:38AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 98 | 84 | 115 | 62 | 112 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 47 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 70 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 105 | 43 | 115 | 62 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | S 3 | SW 7 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | — | W 7 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 142 | 64 | 74 | 90 | 48 | 53 | 56 | — | 47 | 68 | 51 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 297 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 342 |
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