Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chokusen today (17 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 230 | 225 | 220 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.04m | 8:53AM1.91m | 9:02PM1.99m | 9:38AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.68m | 3:21PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 198 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 230 | 225 | 220 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 122 |
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 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 57 | 41 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 690 | 371 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 812 | 33 | 33 |
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