Chicken Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rottnest Island, Australia)

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Chicken Reef Surf Guide

Chicken Reef in Rottnest Island is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. A reef breaks left. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for sharks and rocks.

Chicken Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	consistent	21.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Chicken Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Chicken Reef occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Chicken Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Chicken Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Chicken Reef Location Map

Interactive Chicken Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Chicken Reef is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Chicken Reef is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Chicken Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:05 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off

What does Chicken Reef look like?

Latest photos from Chicken Reef. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Ollie Whitham Credit: Flynn Ironmonger Credit: paul Credit: flynn ironmonger Credit: Tim Floyd

Tides at Chicken Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Rottnest Island, Australia, 4 km from Chicken Reef.

Next High Water: 11:26am | 1.09m

Next Low Water: 10:52pm | 0.52m

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Chicken Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.2 °C) at Chicken Reef is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite