Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 239 | 225 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 119 | 111 | 106 | 109 | 98 | 83 | 94 | 90 | 101 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.92m | 4:07AM0.76m | 4:00PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.17m | 9:06AM0.18m | 9:55PM0.15m | 9:42AM0.26m | 10:28PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 147 | 137 | 148 | 183 | 175 | 172 | 161 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 164 | 179 | 183 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 127 | 133 | 111 | 111 | 119 | 111 | 106 | 108 | 92 | 83 | 94 | 90 | 101 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 239 | 225 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 109 | 104 | 78 | 109 | 98 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 96 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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