Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chokusen today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.04m | 8:53AM1.91m | 9:02PM1.99m | 9:38AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.68m | 3:21PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
202 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 309 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 297 | 213 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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