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Chicken Run Bashams Beach Surf Guide

Chicken Run Bashams Beach in South Australia - East Coast is a sheltered point break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north with some shelter here from southwest winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. There is no point break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Rocks are a hazard.

Chicken Run Bashams Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	inconsistent	15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Chicken Run Bashams Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Chicken Run Bashams Beach occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Chicken Run Bashams Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in August while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

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

blown out

36%

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

too small

48%

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

Explore Chicken Run Bashams Beach Location Map

Interactive Chicken Run Bashams Beach 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.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Chicken Run Bashams Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 18:30 Local Time

m, °C	Sat		Sun
ft, °F	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	10	14	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	glass	glass

Tides at Chicken Run Bashams Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 7 km from Chicken Run Bashams Beach.

Next High Water: 03:08am | 0.73m

Next Low Water: 11:39pm | 0.66m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Chicken Run Bashams Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Chicken Run Bashams Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.