Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicken Run Bashams Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Run Bashams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1313 | 1313 | 1333 | 1122 | 2100 | 1811 | 1553 | 1165 | 966 | 807 | 691 | 603 | 577 | 400 | 400 | 431 | 306 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.10m | 1:40PM0.82m | 4:20AM1.03m | 10:41AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.26m | 9:18AM0.76m | 8:09PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.84m | 8:13PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1313 | 1313 | 1333 | 1122 | 2100 | 1811 | 1553 | 1165 | 966 | 807 | 691 | 603 | 577 | 400 | 400 | 431 | 306 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 38 | 15 | 67 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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