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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
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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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 8AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | |
870 | 794 | 752 | 742 | 638 | 630 | 569 | 572 | 486 | 440 | 877 | 653 | 636 | 620 | 589 | 627 | 522 | 602 | 482 | 476 | 501 | 480 | 440 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.70m | 9:24PM0.64m | 11:15AM0.77m | 10:20PM0.63m | 11:51AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.26m | 4:23PM0.48m | 4:12AM0.21m | 5:24PM0.43m | 4:49AM0.17m | 6:06PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
870 | 794 | 752 | 742 | 638 | 630 | 569 | 474 | 486 | 440 | 877 | 653 | 636 | 620 | 581 | 627 | 522 | 602 | 482 | 476 | 501 | 480 | 440 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
24 | 264 | 23 | 22 | 127 | 292 | 90 | 572 | 422 | 390 | 208 | 643 | 605 | 590 | 589 | 435 | 395 | 350 | 377 | 377 | 341 | 234 | 238 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 7 | NW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 7 | SE 8 | NW 6 | S 18 | WNW 7 | SE 9 |
30 | 23 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 511 | 15 | 123 | 309 | 163 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 56 | 40 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
264 | — | 264 | 258 | 251 | 235 | 56 | 105 | 131 | 149 | 162 | 193 | 75 | 158 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 118 | 51 | 64 | 53 | 59 | 31 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 988 | 988 | 947 | 947 | 2218 | 2250 | 988 | 2250 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 2641 | 2218 | 1656 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 2250 | 1819 | 947 | 947 |
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