Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 212 | 240 | 231 | 217 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 226 | 262 | 229 | 395 | 413 | 499 | 437 | 427 | 243 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:58PM0.58m | 4:50AM0.67m | 2:57PM0.53m | 6:12AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.19m | 10:44AM0.45m | 10:02PM0.28m | 10:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | 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 | 149 | 212 | 240 | 231 | 217 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 183 | 188 | 179 | 175 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 91 | 93 | 124 | 121 | 118 | 115 | 88 | 70 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 229 | 395 | 413 | 499 | 437 | 427 | 243 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 128 | 125 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 92 | 91 | 137 | 86 | 262 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 171 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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