Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 127 | 133 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 98 | 95 | 64 | 149 | 173 | 169 | 196 | 191 | 272 | 268 | 257 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52AM0.87m | 2:16PM0.63m | 3:23AM0.83m | 2:42PM0.60m | 3:56AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.03m | 8:56AM0.28m | 8:26PM0.07m | 9:29AM0.32m | 8:54PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 127 | 133 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 169 | 196 | 191 | 272 | 268 | 257 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 173 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 98 | 95 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 69 | 90 | 71 | 53 | 51 | 71 | 120 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 736 | 736 | 575 | 657 | 575 |
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