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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 +05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chickens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chickens sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 170 | 206 | 202 | 183 | 151 | 142 | 142 | 163 | 173 | 183 | 164 | 193 | 182 | 280 | 270 | 267 | 264 | 377 | 475 | 469 | 423 | 280 | 266 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:13PM 0.62 | 7:21AM 0.62 | 10:28PM 0.69 | 8:45AM 0.58 | 11:15PM 0.75 | 9:59AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:14AM 0.54 | 2:50PM 0.26 | 4:40AM 0.51 | 3:45PM 0.23 | 5:42AM 0.45 | 4:31PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
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