
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicken Run Bashams Beach today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Run Bashams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 257 | 357 | 496 | 844 | 801 | 811 | 791 | 623 | 606 | 623 | 614 | 564 | 532 | 525 | 472 | 494 | 464 | 353 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:28AM0.92m | 6:22AM0.81m | 11:00AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.26m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:59AM0.78m | 8:13PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
208 | 257 | 357 | 496 | 844 | 801 | 811 | 791 | 623 | 606 | 623 | 614 | 564 | 532 | 525 | 472 | 494 | 464 | 353 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | WSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | NNE 4 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 5 |
18 | — | — | 31 | 437 | 665 | 768 | 665 | — | 5 | — | 561 | 545 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | — |
11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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