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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chickens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chickens sea temperature is
30.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | |
96 | 84 | 195 | 143 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 168 | 138 | 124 | 119 | 133 | 155 | 154 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:17PM0.73m | 4:03AM0.55m | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:34AM0.48m | 8:29PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.14m | 11:16PM0.44m | 10:39AM0.27m | 2:09AM0.45m | 12:04PM0.39m | 4:13AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | 6:09 |
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Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 96 | 75 | 195 | 143 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 168 | 138 | 124 | 119 | 133 | 124 | 110 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 85 | 84 | 56 | 35 | 52 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 39 | 37 | 58 | 48 | 46 | 104 | 155 | 88 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SW 14 | SSE 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | N 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 52 | 33 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 68 | 118 | 117 | 45 | 69 | 154 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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