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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
18.5° 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 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414131313131313666232221201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44344943741340741334730323222578477232616716417518618121365363487212031448
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
0
S
5
S
10
S
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.46
2:13AM
1.24
2:24PM
0.48
2:38AM
1.22
2:46PM
0.52
3:03AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.27
10:08AM
0.28
6:46PM
0.22
10:09AM
0.26
7:25PM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------
Sunset----8:31-------8:30-------8:30---
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202932333122192225252322181616161718201917171616
Feels °C (?)182527323021202123242018151313131516171513141313
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