Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
176 | 334 | 402 | 487 | 481 | 463 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 464 | 1003 | 437 | 612 | 904 | 837 | 794 | 627 | 610 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.57m | 12:49PM0.86m | 00:43AM0.66m | 1:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.32m | 6:00AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.26m | 6:33AM0.16m | 7:26PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
169 | 165 | 173 | 173 | 481 | 463 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 425 | 1003 | 286 | 612 | 904 | 837 | 794 | 627 | 610 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
92 | 334 | 402 | 487 | 162 | 129 | 123 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 437 | 99 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | SSE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
176 | 117 | 115 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 464 | 99 | 90 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 |
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