Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicken Run Bashams Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Run Bashams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 301 | 367 | 272 | 398 | 715 | 473 | 326 | 466 | 412 | 1225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.98m | 3:42AM1.07m | 2:47PM0.96m | 4:20AM1.07m | 2:36PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:03PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 272 | 264 | 272 | 398 | 715 | 473 | 326 | 466 | 330 | 1225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 45 | 62 | 94 | 79 | 90 | 211 | 322 | 326 | 318 | 412 | 370 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 78 | — | 162 | 211 | 126 | — | 62 | — | — | 545 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 301 | 367 | 108 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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