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Mera surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mera sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mera today?
The current surf forecast for Mera at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 204 | 285 | 1513 | 3046 | 2680 | 2748 | 2249 | 1755 | 1569 | 497 | 323 | 202 | 158 | 136 | 78 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 155 | 299 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 1.26 | 1:56AM 1.05 | 12:34PM 1.30 | 3:03AM 1.14 | 1:14PM 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 0.76 | 7:18PM 0.52 | 6:29AM 0.86 | 8:04PM 0.38 | 7:33AM 0.92 | 8:42PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 13 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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