Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 7AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 367 | 491 | 596 | 356 | 437 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 620 | 358 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 449 | 443 | 452 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36AM0.85m | 2:59PM0.74m | 4:05AM0.77m | 3:12PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.03m | 9:21AM0.29m | 9:22PM0.06m | 9:46AM0.34m | 9:46PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 459 | 367 | 347 | 336 | 331 | 437 | 361 | 361 | 487 | 620 | 205 | 195 | 198 | 202 | 449 | 443 | 452 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 52 | 260 | 491 | 596 | 356 | 181 | 407 | 493 | 289 | 163 | 358 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 37 | 149 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 214 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 58 | 43 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 65 | 93 | 117 | 121 | 89 | 53 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 891 | 263 | 263 | 671 | 947 | 263 | 263 | 291 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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