
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
231 | 247 | 253 | 284 | 284 | 258 | 336 | 459 | 657 | 708 | 464 | 761 | 859 | 881 | 837 | 693 | 718 | 752 | 742 | 932 | 1077 | 1234 | 1055 | 1922 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:42PM0.62m | 12:17PM0.86m | 00:25AM0.73m | 12:44PM0.90m | 1:02AM0.83m | 1:09PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.21m | 6:39PM0.24m | 6:22AM0.18m | 6:59PM0.16m | 6:58AM0.16m | 7:22PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
231 | 247 | 253 | 284 | 284 | 246 | 184 | 184 | 657 | 708 | 257 | 284 | 859 | 881 | 837 | 693 | 674 | 752 | 742 | 638 | 870 | 1234 | 945 | 1922 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SE 9 |
50 | 123 | 161 | 120 | 118 | 258 | 336 | 459 | 151 | 183 | 464 | 761 | 279 | 273 | 231 | 217 | 188 | 159 | 159 | 932 | 1077 | 487 | 1055 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
133 | 25 | 124 | 178 | 235 | 116 | 75 | 96 | 110 | 97 | 216 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 211 | 471 | 718 | 521 | 404 | 156 | 135 | 253 | 114 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 291 | 263 | 657 | 291 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 947 |
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