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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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
356 | 438 | 651 | 627 | 733 | 778 | 870 | 794 | 763 | 647 | 638 | 630 | 569 | 572 | 486 | 440 | 877 | 653 | 636 | 620 | 589 | 627 | 602 | 602 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:17AM0.61m | 8:16PM0.66m | 10:30AM0.70m | 9:24PM0.64m | 11:15AM0.77m | 10:20PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.50m | 3:26AM0.26m | 4:23PM0.48m | 4:12AM0.21m | 5:24PM0.43m | 4:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
169 | 140 | 651 | 627 | 733 | 778 | 870 | 794 | 763 | 647 | 638 | 630 | 569 | 474 | 486 | 440 | 877 | 653 | 636 | 620 | 581 | 627 | 602 | 602 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
356 | 438 | 169 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 121 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 127 | 292 | 511 | 572 | 422 | 390 | 208 | 643 | 605 | 590 | 589 | 435 | 355 | 350 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 7 | NW 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | NW 7 | SE 9 |
146 | 104 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 123 | 309 | 163 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 |
— | — | — | 169 | 204 | 284 | 72 | 351 | 389 | 380 | 247 | 352 | 266 | 262 | 247 | 191 | 178 | 132 | 85 | 101 | 123 | 131 | 44 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 575 | 1181 | 2262 | 1819 | 988 | 988 | 988 | 265 | 947 | 947 | 2218 | 2262 | 1212 | 2218 | 947 | 988 | 988 | 947 | 1128 | 2642 | 2642 | 1041 | 947 | 947 |
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