Chicken Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.52° E

Chicken Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicken Reef sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.7° 

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


Chicken Reef surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 18 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 3,688 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 14 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicken Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Chicken Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Chicken Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (AWST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Wed 14th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 12s
Best Surf 5AM (Sun 18th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sat 17th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicken Reef over the next 16 days.


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