Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicken Run Bashams Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Run Bashams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 845 | 669 | 659 | 649 | 563 | 659 | 534 | 517 | 436 | 429 | 429 | 593 | 421 | 359 | 359 | 365 | 378 | 378 | 384 | 525 | 1225 | 1412 | 1258 | 1258 | 1344 | 1397 | 1766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.26m | 1:58PM0.58m | 3:10AM1.23m | 2:16PM0.55m | 3:37AM1.17m | 2:33PM0.52m | 4:06AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.46m | 7:14PM0.13m | 10:32AM0.48m | 7:34PM0.13m | 11:28AM0.48m | 7:52PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 845 | 669 | 659 | 649 | 563 | 659 | 534 | 517 | 436 | 429 | 429 | 593 | 421 | 359 | 359 | 365 | 378 | 378 | 384 | 378 | 1225 | 1412 | 1258 | 1258 | 1344 | 1397 | 1766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 43 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 33 | 123 | 200 | 334 | 334 | 525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 151 | 112 | — | 46 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 59 | — | 42 | 40 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 138 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 2 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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