Chickens surf break

Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +05
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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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chickens today?

The current surf forecast for Chickens at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
254
249
240
222
180
193
176
180
143
201
191
275
272
268
264
264
178
236
178
178
178
229
321
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM0.67m
3:37PM0.90m
3:00AM0.64m
4:19PM0.84m
3:56AM0.60m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.31m
8:32AM0.00m
9:42PM0.33m
9:13AM0.09m
10:31PM0.34m
9:56AM0.21m
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5:50
5:50
5:50
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6:10
6:10
6:12
1
1
1
4
1
3
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
W
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
14
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
SW
13
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
308
254
249
240
222
125
176
183
201
257
284
297
239
195
187
133
264
173
166
127
122
178
159
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
217
214
162
161
120
180
193
176
180
143
140
154
154
272
268
264
127
125
236
96
94
70
229
321
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
71
64
40
104
104
118
116
175
118
123
201
191
275
154
157
127
20
178
125
178
178
66
70
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
0.5
SSW
4
1.3
W
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
184
187
187
189
189
11
163
17
13
10
7
148
15
22
35
55
136
54
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
988
988
947
947
947
942
942
947
947
947
947
947
942
263
947
263
263
263
947
947
947
947
947
947
Best forecast wave conditions in North Male Atoll
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Maldives
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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