
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 85 | 104 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 172 | 155 | 149 | 147 | 171 | 140 | 155 | 194 | 176 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.86m | 2:29PM0.68m | 3:35AM0.80m | 2:46PM0.63m | 4:07AM0.73m | 2:58PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.28m | 8:46PM0.06m | 9:29AM0.33m | 9:11PM0.12m | 10:00AM0.39m | 9:36PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
83 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 78 | 99 | 105 | 153 | 173 | 191 | 215 | 217 | 187 | 193 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
109 | 85 | 104 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 69 | 130 | 98 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 155 | 194 | 176 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 14 | 172 | 155 | 149 | 147 | 171 | 140 | 128 | 86 | 84 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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