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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 +05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
264 | 178 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 229 | 321 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 261 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 142 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:56AM0.60m | 5:05PM0.79m | 5:15AM0.56m | 5:58PM0.73m | 7:15AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.21m | 11:34PM0.35m | 10:46AM0.33m | 00:56AM0.34m | 12:05PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 264 | 125 | 236 | 96 | 178 | 178 | 229 | 321 | 279 | 234 | 221 | 176 | 135 | 108 | 125 | 117 | 123 | 133 | 133 | 142 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 178 | 100 | 178 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 68 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 261 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 192 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 99 | — | 147 | 86 | 86 | 46 | 7 | 68 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 53 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 254 | 231 | 245 | 272 | 298 | 264 | 272 | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 176 | 172 | 202 | 203 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 263 | 947 | 671 | 947 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 |
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