Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 9PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1261 | 1214 | 1054 | 1040 | 863 | 674 | 561 | 752 | 553 | 407 | 487 | 453 | 253 | 314 | 404 | 404 | 888 | 767 | 310 | 554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM0.91m | 2:08AM0.93m | 1:57PM0.89m | 2:38AM0.93m | 2:20PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.04m | 8:01AM0.19m | 8:09PM0.01m | 8:29AM0.21m | 8:33PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1261 | 1214 | 1054 | 1040 | 863 | 674 | 561 | 752 | 553 | 407 | 487 | 453 | 253 | 261 | 225 | 336 | 888 | 767 | 310 | 554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 39 | 153 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 314 | 404 | 404 | 175 | 94 | 295 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 21 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 81 | 172 | 9 | 109 | 39 | 66 | 176 | 243 | 41 | 218 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 92 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 165 | 197 | 227 | 260 | 276 | 262 | 213 | 170 | 156 | 98 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2176 | 2176 | 784 | 671 | 657 | 575 | 657 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 657 | 2 | 657 | 657 | 407 | 263 | 407 | 750 | 657 | 407 |
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