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Ohara surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ohara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ohara sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ohara today?
The current surf forecast for Ohara at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ohara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 51 | 144 | 48 | 81 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 209 | 55 | 86 | 87 | 123 | 198 | 133 | 107 | 150 | 138 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 1.19 | 1:32PM 1.33 | 4:25AM 1.25 | 2:10PM 1.36 | 5:00AM 1.29 | 2:47PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:27PM 0.31 | 8:10AM 0.99 | 9:03PM 0.22 | 8:57AM 1.01 | 9:39PM 0.15 | 9:37AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
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