Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 275 | 272 | 334 | 449 | 472 | 351 | 317 | 253 | 307 | 360 | 448 | 823 | 907 | 1061 | 1036 | 1503 | 1611 | 1826 | 1307 | 1225 | 1067 | 911 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:05AM0.77m | 3:12PM0.68m | 4:37AM0.69m | 3:18PM0.62m | 5:24AM0.61m | 3:00PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.34m | 9:46PM0.12m | 10:10AM0.40m | 10:10PM0.18m | 10:36AM0.48m | 10:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 205 | 195 | 198 | 334 | 449 | 472 | 351 | 317 | 68 | 307 | 249 | 448 | 823 | 907 | 1061 | 1036 | 1503 | 1611 | 1826 | 1307 | 1225 | 1067 | 911 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 362 | 275 | 272 | 189 | 37 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 253 | 55 | 360 | 246 | 83 | 78 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 15 | 396 | 242 | 288 | 264 | 244 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 186 | 283 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 42 | 61 | 81 | 80 | — | 31 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 750 | 1181 | 2416 | 407 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 407 | 263 | 263 | 263 |
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