Chickens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chickens today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chickens at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	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 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	197	201	205	209	205	258	240	235	193	197	220	185	201	201	168	164	133	181	149	146	119	120	127	174
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:46AM0.64m					2:12PM0.97m			1:36AM0.66m					2:50PM0.96m				2:27AM0.68m				3:27PM0.93m
Low Tide			7:04AM-0.04m					8:24PM0.31m			7:48AM-0.01m					9:02PM0.28m				8:31AM0.06m				9:42PM0.26m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	WNW 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	WNW 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	WNW 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	197	201	205	197	205	258	240	149	193	197	220	185	201	201	168	164	133	128	149	146	119	116	127	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSE 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 12	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	28	28	48	209	33	33	54	235	153	131	128	128	84	84	104	103	103	181	128	92	92	98	105	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SSW 12	SSW 18
kJ	25	25	5	41	42	42	4	79	70	87	87	88	70	70	10	20	8	104	103	101	99	120	82	174
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 6	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	W 4	W 4
kJ	192	192	192	—	183	183	172	—	—	—	—	—	11	27	82	88	122	—	—	—	—	92	7	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Pottuvil Point East	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Pottuvil Point East	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	263	263	263	263	263	263	263	263	947	263	947	947	947	263	263	263	263	947	263	263	263	263	263	263
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2				2	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Maldives	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Bedhuge North Male Atoll		Bedhuge North Male Atoll				Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Bedhuge North Male Atoll		Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2				2	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	6	5	6

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