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The current surf forecast for Chickens at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | ENE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 155 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 302 | 294 | 294 | 291 | 275 | 268 | 130 | 264 | 165 | 261 | 203 | 239 | 232 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | NNE | N | NNE | NE | E | E | E | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 0.98 | 1:49PM 0.68 | 3:02AM 0.94 | 2:35PM 0.66 | 3:38AM 0.90 | 3:26PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM -0.06 | 8:33AM 0.29 | 8:01PM -0.01 | 9:11AM 0.28 | 8:40PM 0.06 | 9:52AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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