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Chokusen surfForecast / Kyu Shu / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 20 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chokusen today?
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
169 | 507 | 471 | 169 | 258 | 183 | 218 | 214 | 163 | 163 | 202 | 273 | 338 | 237 | 104 | 167 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.89m | 9:47PM1.76m | 8:33AM1.77m | 10:46PM1.67m | 9:34AM1.63m | 11:48PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM-0.04m | 3:06AM1.07m | 3:42PM0.12m | 4:11AM1.08m | 4:42PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 159 | 297 | 471 | 168 | 258 | 183 | 218 | 214 | 118 | 163 | 132 | 129 | 202 | 152 | 104 | 90 | 60 | 44 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | S 7 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 169 | — | 25 | 169 | 40 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 163 | — | — | — | 132 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 507 | 109 | 69 | 77 | — | 89 | 145 | 154 | 149 | 202 | 273 | 338 | 237 | 5 | 167 | — | 100 | 51 | 41 | 59 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 309 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 342 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 297 | 32 | 57 | 33 | 1 |
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