Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 280 | 206 | 205 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 189 | 185 | 138 | 148 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM0.80m | 2:12AM0.96m | 1:47PM0.77m | 2:39AM0.92m | 2:09PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.22m | 7:32PM-0.01m | 8:11AM0.23m | 7:56PM-0.01m | 8:36AM0.25m | 8:21PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 285 | 280 | 206 | 205 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 189 | 185 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 92 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 94 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 148 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 109 | 102 | 125 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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