
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1086 | 1023 | 1042 | 904 | 881 | 870 | 730 | 544 | 522 | 515 | 431 | 431 | 389 | 316 | 286 | 277 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 147 | 237 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.92m | 1:12PM0.86m | 1:50AM0.96m | 1:34PM0.85m | 2:21AM0.98m | 1:56PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.19m | 7:22PM0.03m | 7:49AM0.19m | 7:46PM-0.02m | 8:19AM0.22m | 8:12PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 |
1086 | 1023 | 1042 | 904 | 881 | 870 | 730 | 544 | 522 | 515 | 431 | 431 | 389 | 316 | 286 | 277 | 76 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 59 | 59 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SE 7 |
127 | 158 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 168 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 72 | 120 | 120 | 98 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 198 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 147 | 237 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
156 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 11 | — | 31 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 119 | 115 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 7 |
37 | — | 18 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 2 | 211 | 20 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 13 | 263 | 291 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 263 |
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