Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 404 | 396 | 388 | 338 | 286 | 235 | 358 | 380 | 372 | 358 | 385 | 352 | 365 | 352 | 345 | 338 | 338 | 184 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41PM0.96m | 1:48AM0.80m | 2:07PM0.96m | 2:27AM0.85m | 2:33PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.11m | 8:22PM0.12m | 8:17AM0.15m | 8:48PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
419 | 404 | 396 | 388 | 338 | 286 | 235 | 358 | 380 | 372 | 358 | 385 | 352 | 365 | 245 | 345 | 338 | 338 | 226 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 80 | 106 | 85 | 87 | 109 | 85 | 352 | 212 | 217 | 194 | 164 | 191 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
44 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 66 | 111 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 79 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 184 | 167 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
17 | 127 | 99 | 123 | 184 | 33 | 45 | 65 | 74 | 86 | 262 | 256 | 268 | 245 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 575 | 657 | 657 | 407 | 1181 | 942 | 263 | 263 | 947 | 575 | 575 | 942 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 291 |
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