Chicken Run Bashams Beach surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Chicken Run Bashams Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicken Run Bashams Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chicken Run Bashams Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Chicken Run Bashams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4404
4304
4493
4655
4655
4338
4094
3720
3372
3025
2426
2187
1844
1624
1401
1178
1033
902
902
811
767
583
503
477
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59PM1.17m
4:36PM1.08m
5:22PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.31m
7:28AM0.37m
7:27AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
14
14
15
15
14
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4404
4304
4493
4655
4655
4338
4094
3720
3372
3025
2426
2187
1844
1624
1401
1178
1033
902
902
811
767
583
503
477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
168
249
305
366
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3766
3761
3985
3761
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
138
652
1068
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
138
2
2
138
138
169
138
138
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chicken Run Bashams Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest