
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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 (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
390 | 627 | 627 | 266 | 256 | 273 | 449 | 372 | 218 | 277 | 321 | 257 | 257 | 243 | 183 | 154 | 154 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.74m | 2:48PM0.95m | 3:03AM0.77m | 3:10PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.19m | 8:18AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.16m | 8:49AM0.18m | 9:29PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
151 | 773 | 513 | 460 | 750 | 696 | 831 | 754 | 692 | 650 | 650 | 592 | 610 | 622 | 610 | 624 | 567 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
390 | 627 | 627 | 85 | 108 | 273 | 449 | 372 | 127 | 277 | 321 | 188 | 214 | 169 | 140 | 111 | 126 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
248 | 151 | 151 | 266 | 256 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 218 | 102 | 97 | 257 | 257 | 243 | 183 | 154 | 154 | 156 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
970 | 125 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2514 | 947 | 263 | 263 | 947 | 947 | 942 | 947 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 263 |
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