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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 7 | SSE 10 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| 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) | SSW 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| 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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 4 | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 184 | 187 | 187 | 189 | 189 | 11 | 163 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 7 | 148 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 136 | 54 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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