Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 404 | 725 | 1036 | 358 | 654 | 654 | 589 | 273 | 251 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 367 | 448 | 596 | 356 | 367 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 620 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.85m | 3:07AM0.90m | 2:40PM0.80m | 3:36AM0.85m | 2:59PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.21m | 8:33PM0.01m | 8:56AM0.25m | 8:57PM0.03m | 9:21AM0.29m | 9:22PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 402 | 725 | 1036 | 306 | 654 | 654 | 589 | 273 | 251 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 367 | 347 | 336 | 331 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 487 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 404 | 404 | 219 | 38 | 358 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 103 | 79 | 74 | 332 | 51 | 260 | 448 | 596 | 32 | 181 | 407 | 493 | 289 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 24 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 92 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 206 | 200 | 216 | 52 | 214 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 356 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 40 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 130 | 108 | 77 | 47 | — | 34 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 291 | 407 | 265 | 263 | 263 | 265 | 265 | 211 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 407 | 407 | 263 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 211 |
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