Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1195 | 1150 | 1092 | 452 | 434 | 678 | 422 | 411 | 329 | 388 | 599 | 599 | 270 | 270 | 302 | 296 | 290 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 231 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.65m | 6:37AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.58m | 9:53AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.44m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:15AM0.51m | 11:46PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1195 | 1150 | 1092 | 452 | 173 | 678 | 422 | 154 | 151 | 134 | 599 | 599 | 270 | 270 | 302 | 296 | 290 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 231 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 434 | 169 | 131 | 411 | 329 | 388 | 52 | 88 | 121 | 249 | 236 | 294 | 44 | 228 | 153 | 192 | 184 | 176 | 179 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | S 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 88 | 86 | 326 | 322 | 76 | 176 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 102 | 39 | 88 | 84 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 2615 | 2262 | 947 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 2 |
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