Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chickens today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chickens at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 147 | 171 | 164 | 149 | 212 | 240 | 231 | 180 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 188 | 226 | 262 | 229 | 395 | 413 | 499 | 437 | 427 | 243 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM0.73m | 2:58PM0.58m | 4:50AM0.67m | 2:57PM0.53m | 6:12AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.39m | 9:36PM0.19m | 10:44AM0.45m | 10:02PM0.28m | 10:35PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 127 | 121 | 149 | 212 | 240 | 145 | 118 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 188 | 226 | 226 | 183 | 188 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 127 | 95 | 90 | 88 | 114 | 124 | 231 | 180 | 115 | 88 | 70 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 229 | 395 | 413 | 499 | 437 | 427 | 243 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 149 | 147 | 171 | 164 | 128 | 125 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 92 | 91 | 137 | 86 | 262 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 171 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 462 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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