Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 242 | 194 | 187 | 167 | 173 | 160 | 125 | 118 | 119 | 102 | 102 | 84 | 76 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 116 | 111 | 166 | 296 | 531 | 662 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:31PM0.54m | 11:47AM0.78m | 11:59PM0.65m | 12:09PM0.83m | 00:25AM0.75m | 12:30PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.30m | 6:16PM0.29m | 5:44AM0.25m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:17AM0.22m | 6:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 247 | 242 | 194 | 187 | 167 | 173 | 160 | 125 | 118 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 531 | 662 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 48 | 47 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 80 | 73 | 102 | 102 | 45 | 71 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 116 | 111 | 166 | 296 | 61 | 58 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 59 | 57 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 98 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 57 | 61 | 78 | 98 | 111 | 107 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 126 | 131 | 119 | 98 | 98 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 407 | 1249 | 2399 | 1163 | 1819 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 1081 | 1041 | 1184 | 2262 | 2262 | 407 | 407 | 1041 | 1041 | 1041 | 988 | 988 | 291 | 2 | 2 |
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