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Chickens surfForecast / North Male Atoll / Maldives
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 28 May 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chickens today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
501 | 480 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 304 | 304 | 289 | 430 | 436 | 623 | 581 | 590 | 573 | 515 | 485 | 485 | 551 | 543 | 510 | 416 | 344 | 344 | 339 | |
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 | 11:51AM0.83m | 11:05PM0.62m | 12:24PM0.86m | 11:44PM0.62m | 12:55PM0.88m | 00:19AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.39m | 5:22AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.35m | 5:54AM0.09m | 7:09PM0.32m | 6:26AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 501 | 480 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 304 | 304 | 289 | 430 | 436 | 623 | 581 | 590 | 573 | 515 | 485 | 485 | 551 | 543 | 510 | 416 | 344 | 344 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 341 | 234 | 238 | 215 | 212 | 225 | 289 | 219 | 136 | 132 | 126 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 7 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 104 | 202 | 137 | 185 | 190 | 132 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 87 | 28 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 39 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 87 | 111 | 90 | 84 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1819 | 1819 | 1083 | 947 | 575 | 575 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 1041 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 988 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 |
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