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Chicken Reef Surf Photo: 'low tide chickens' by Tim Floyd

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.52° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicken Reef sea temperature is

19.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Chicken Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
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	14 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

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	SW	SE	ESE	SW	SW
	14 s	cross	4 s	14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

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	SW	SSE	SE	SW	SW
	15 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

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	SW	SSE	SE	SW
	15 s	cross- on	3 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	SE	SW
	15 s	cross	3 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SW
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	E	SW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	ENE	SW
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ENE	SW
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	E
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	SSE	SW
	14 s	on	2 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	S	SW	WSW
	13 s	cross- on	3 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	S	SW
	13 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE		SW	S
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	ENE	SW	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	2 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE	ENE	SW	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	2 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	E	SW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Chicken Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 5 hours and one minute after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.5 ft). Range 0.77m (2.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Chicken Reef Surf Photo: 'low tide chickens' by Tim Floyd

The main reason I work on the Rottnest island (off the coast of perth) is so i can froth and ride uncrowded waves like this! This particular morning at chickens had a decent low tide which produced nuggets like these, it was like this for the most of the day...I only took photos for about 5 minutes because i was keen to get out there and get hollow barrels! YEW!

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User: Tim Floyd (1 photo)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:24 am 11 Jan 2012