
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 8PM is: 0.9m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
296 | 531 | 662 | 793 | 892 | 1021 | 1011 | 1209 | 1246 | 1205 | 1425 | 1231 | 1086 | 1023 | 1042 | 904 | 881 | 759 | 730 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM0.86m | 00:53AM0.84m | 12:51PM0.87m | 1:21AM0.92m | 1:12PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.16m | 6:48AM0.20m | 7:00PM0.09m | 7:19AM0.19m | 7:22PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
64 | 531 | 662 | 793 | 892 | 1021 | 1011 | 1209 | 1246 | 1205 | 1425 | 1231 | 1086 | 1023 | 1042 | 904 | 881 | 759 | 730 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 7 |
296 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 71 | 280 | 89 | 64 | 105 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 154 | 158 | 172 | 145 | 162 | 186 | 159 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | SE 9 |
114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 223 | 71 | 196 | 188 | 268 | 264 | — | 109 | 156 | 118 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 182 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | — |
65 | 62 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 106 | 86 | 74 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 116 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1081 | 1041 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 263 | 20 | 2 | 211 | 2 |
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