Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.53° S 138.69° E

Chicken Run Bashams Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicken Run Bashams Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

Chicken Run Bashams Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
257
357
496
844
801
811
791
623
606
623
614
564
532
525
472
494
464
353
341
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
5
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
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
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:26
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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
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