Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chokusen today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chokusen at 10PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chokusen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1196 | 808 | 1519 | 1223 | 1452 | 2329 | 1500 | 2844 | 3691 | 3598 | 4390 | 4299 | 4082 | 3745 | 3695 | 3484 | 2834 | 3479 | 3314 | 2907 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.60m | 1:45AM1.47m | 3:34PM1.70m | 3:02AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM1.19m | 8:36AM0.70m | 9:30PM1.01m | 9:28AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1196 | 808 | 1519 | 1223 | 1452 | 2329 | 1500 | 2844 | 3691 | 3598 | 4390 | 4299 | 4082 | 3745 | 3695 | 3484 | 2834 | 3479 | 3314 | 2907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 20 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 466 | 481 | 754 | 553 | 69 | 789 | 115 | 81 | 883 | 81 | 102 | 211 | 74 | 86 | 65 | 940 | 66 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | 81 | 106 | — | — | 88 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 122 | 155 | 120 | 244 | 255 | 271 | 315 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 324 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 213 | 94 |
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