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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 +05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
31.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today?
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
186 | 186 | 140 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 91 | 102 | 63 | 58 | 82 | 137 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:52PM0.73m | 12:46PM0.91m | 00:21AM0.73m | 1:14PM0.94m | 00:48AM0.72m | 1:41PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.32m | 6:05AM0.10m | 6:52PM0.29m | 6:29AM0.06m | 7:19PM0.27m | 6:54AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 47 | 29 | 85 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 116 | 116 | 30 | 23 | 102 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 137 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 25 | 71 | 97 | 40 | 39 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 25 | 31 | 87 | 91 | 27 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 22 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 140 | 71 | 31 | 87 | 21 | 59 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 63 | 58 | 82 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 28 | 29 | — | 28 | 25 | 33 | — | 25 | 34 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 0 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 2193 | 2193 | 263 | 263 | 291 | 748 | 735 | 0 | 2 | 211 | 211 | 263 | 750 | 671 | 735 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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