Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 160mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 91 | 54 | 136 | 186 | 138 | 183 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.71m | 00:57AM0.95m | 12:29PM0.71m | 1:25AM0.95m | 12:57PM0.69m | 1:53AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.05m | 7:06AM0.27m | 6:36PM0.02m | 7:33AM0.26m | 7:03PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 5 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 29 | 50 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 186 | 138 | 181 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | W 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 91 | 46 | 136 | 41 | 41 | 183 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 57 | 71 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 27 | 42 | 62 | 49 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 107 | 181 | 236 | 134 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735 | 735 | 575 | 575 | 945 | 750 | 750 | 575 | 575 | 735 | 575 |
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