Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 302 | 206 | 188 | 192 | 196 | 332 | 393 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 622 | 390 | 346 | 532 | 266 | 256 | 273 | 377 | 372 | 239 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM0.93m | 1:57AM0.70m | 2:26PM0.95m | 2:30AM0.74m | 2:48PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.10m | 8:19PM0.23m | 7:47AM0.11m | 8:42PM0.19m | 8:18AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 128 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 196 | 200 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 622 | 151 | 151 | 532 | 266 | 256 | 698 | 604 | 655 | 576 | 532 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 127 | 125 | 82 | 82 | 114 | 393 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 204 | 390 | 346 | 151 | 108 | 108 | 130 | 377 | 372 | 239 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 360 | 302 | 206 | 161 | 116 | 116 | 332 | 146 | 108 | 133 | 100 | 73 | 248 | 251 | 67 | 61 | 81 | 273 | 127 | 125 | 104 | 220 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | 149 | 22 | 37 | 168 | 186 | 210 | 237 | 253 | 523 | 1046 | 1041 | 1009 | 962 | 907 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2514 | 2514 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 407 | 407 | 671 | 947 | 2514 | 947 | 942 | 947 | 947 | 671 | 657 | 263 | 671 | 942 | 942 | 942 |
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