Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 10AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1261 | 1302 | 1556 | 1680 | 1982 | 2033 | 2273 | 2273 | 2222 | 2349 | 2188 | 2162 | 1975 | 1951 | 1647 | 1451 | 1451 | 1289 | 1081 | 1067 | 921 | 826 | 784 | 818 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:12AM0.86m | 2:12PM0.92m | 2:43AM0.89m | 2:32PM0.89m | 3:15AM0.89m | 2:52PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.16m | 8:25PM0.07m | 8:34AM0.19m | 8:48PM0.04m | 9:04AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1261 | 1302 | 1556 | 1680 | 1982 | 2033 | 2273 | 2273 | 2222 | 2349 | 2188 | 2162 | 1975 | 1951 | 1647 | 1451 | 1451 | 1289 | 1081 | 1067 | 921 | 826 | 784 | 818 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 119 | 110 | 113 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 80 | 84 | 65 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 80 | 67 | 67 | 107 | 92 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 40 | 28 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 18 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 68 | 96 | 57 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 7 | 29 | 41 | 64 | 78 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 657 | 263 | 263 | 2 | 211 | 253 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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