Chokusen surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 JST
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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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chokusen today?

The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
2.1
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.2
NE
6
0.9
S
7
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
452
315
249
147
105
79
75
131
189
266
403
464
536
643
673
682
761
1016
1493
1524
1902
1657
1773
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:20AM1.60m
00:23AM1.47m
10:39AM1.44m
1:55AM1.48m
12:43PM1.35m
2:56AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:56AM1.13m
4:51PM0.28m
5:35AM1.17m
6:17PM0.41m
7:46AM1.08m
7:45PM0.47m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
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6:46
6:47
6:49
6:49
17
23
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
17
14
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
2.1
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SW
7
3
E
10
3
E
10
Energy kJ
164
452
315
249
147
100
79
61
44
32
21
19
13
8
37
36
23
22
2
1690
1539
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
68
130
94
94
70
70
68
48
47
17
37
37
37
37
8
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
67
67
11
44
43
43
42
40
37
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.6
SW
7
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
Energy kJ
108
255
9
24
47
105
73
75
131
189
266
403
464
536
643
673
682
761
1016
1493
1524
1902
1657
1773
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
32
5
32
33
33
33
57
33
33
57
57
57
57
67
67
57
57
70
67
33
135
297
297
Best forecast wave conditions in Kyu Shu
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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