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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
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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
30.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
294 | 233 | 273 | 135 | 166 | 173 | 181 | 129 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 184 | 179 | 225 | 212 | 347 | 167 | 155 | 187 | 278 | 259 | 246 | 237 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:09AM0.75m | 10:28PM0.68m | 11:46AM0.86m | 11:06PM0.68m | 12:23PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.25m | 5:06PM0.40m | 4:52AM0.16m | 5:54PM0.36m | 5:25AM0.07m | 6:34PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
294 | 233 | 273 | 135 | 166 | 173 | 181 | 129 | 125 | 102 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 225 | 212 | 347 | 167 | 155 | 187 | 278 | 259 | 246 | 237 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
123 | 113 | 88 | 59 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 184 | 179 | 87 | 64 | 169 | 55 | 74 | 51 | 61 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 12 | N 6 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 20 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 13 |
15 | 15 | 1 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 113 | 80 | 98 | 27 | 124 | 38 | 78 | 104 | 7 | 167 | 138 | 125 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
234 | 282 | 290 | 298 | 247 | 226 | 219 | 202 | 213 | 206 | 206 | 225 | 226 | 253 | 219 | 194 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 241 | 175 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 671 | 947 | 750 | 735 | 737 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 947 | 947 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 947 | 1819 | 671 | 671 | 947 | 942 | 784 | 947 | 657 |
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