Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicken Reef today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicken Reef at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 186 | 149 | 115 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 157 | 286 | 2038 | 478 | 545 | 822 | 811 | 765 | 1429 | 1810 | 2126 | 767 | 756 | 1272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:00PM0.71m | 8:24PM0.81m | 8:50PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.19m | 5:11AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | 6:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 251 | 186 | 149 | 75 | 67 | 49 | 58 | — | — | 314 | 478 | 545 | 822 | 811 | 765 | 801 | 790 | 778 | 711 | 756 | 1272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 95 | 92 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | 767 | 181 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 396 | 37 | 55 | — | — | — | 71 | 157 | 286 | 2038 | 312 | 52 | 115 | — | 94 | 1429 | 1810 | 2126 | 303 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 143 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 1750 | 1750 | 1750 | 1746 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 26 | 143 | 1844 | 1993 | 1993 | 1860 | 21 | 21 |
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