Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Choshi today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Choshi at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Choshi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 61 | 119 | 134 | 75 | 54 | 35 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 262 | 238 | 223 | 252 | 98 | 302 | 601 | 557 | 398 | 388 | 423 | 287 | 185 | 232 | 403 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.19m | 6:34PM1.27m | 10:44AM1.19m | 7:37PM1.17m | 11:36AM1.20m | 9:24PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.37m | 1:48PM1.09m | 2:29AM0.45m | 3:18PM1.07m | 3:29AM0.54m | 5:10PM0.98m | 4:38AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | 4:28 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 61 | 119 | 134 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 46 | 61 | 32 | 31 | 398 | 388 | 423 | 287 | 185 | 147 | 119 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 80 | 86 | 49 | — | 6 | 14 | 197 | 119 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 74 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 8 | NNE 7 | S 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 74 | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | 195 | 136 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 25 | 190 | 193 | 244 | 215 | 169 | 155 | 132 | 154 | 262 | 238 | 223 | 252 | 98 | 302 | 601 | 557 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 232 | 403 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 71 | 71 | 117 | 83 | 117 | 170 | 170 | 257 | 125 | 125 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 159 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 135 | 610 | 610 |
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