Chicken Run Bashams Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for our little corner of the coast.

We're looking at a stretch that starts promising but gets real messy before it delivers some absolute crackers. The standout sessions are definitely the offshore mornings on the 28th and the glassy dawn on the 4th of August. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to worry about there.

First up, Tuesday the 21st, Chicken Run Bashams Beach (point) is where it's at. We've got a clean 5ft SSW swell, 13 seconds period, and a light cross-off breeze from the NNW. The combined energy is moderate at 796, and it's looking good. That afternoon holds up too, with a 5ft SW swell. This is a sheltered, inconsistent spot, so you gotta be in the right place at the right time, but Tuesday morning is that time.

Wednesday the 22nd turns to crap. The wind goes cross-shore and then cross-on, the swell gets jumbled, and the combined energy drops. It's a write-off.

Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are big, but ugly. Swell is 10ft to 12ft from the SSW with a long period, but the wind is cross-on and choppy. The combined energy is massive (9262 on Thursday morning), but it's messy. This is expert territory, and even then, the conditions are rough. More of a kite-surfing kind of setup if you're into that.

The weekend of the 25th and 26th is still sizeable, but the wind and chop persist. 8ft to 6ft swells, but nothing clean. The consistency is poor, and the crowds are sometimes around, but nobody's having a good time.

Now, Monday the 27th, things start to turn. The morning sees a 7ft SW swell with a 14-second period, combined energy of 1868, and a cross-off breeze from the WNW. It's clean again. That's a glimmer of hope.

But the real standouts are Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th. On the 28th, we get a 12ft SSW swell with a 16-second period. The wind is offshore from the NNW, 12 mph, keeping it glassy. The combined energy is a massive 7194. This is excellent for experienced surfers. This is a long period groundswell, and at a point break like Chicken Run, it'll be lining up beautifully. That's the best of the batch right there. The 29th is similar, with a 13ft SSW swell, 17-second period, and cross-off wind. Slightly less perfect, but still huge and clean.

The 30th and 31st of July see the swell back off a bit, but the 31st of July afternoon is a ripper. The wind goes offshore from the NNE, clean, with a 8ft SSW swell, 14-second period. Combined energy of 2460. That's a super solid day.

The first of August has offshore winds but gets a bit windy, and then the 2nd and 3rd of August are a total loss. Swell drops, wind blows onshore, combined energy is weak. A real flat spell.

Then, on the 4th of August, a Tuesday morning, we get a redemption. The wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm, with a 7ft SSW swell and an 18-second period. The combined energy is 2656. This is a very long period groundswell. For a point break, that's a dream. It'll be clean, powerful, and have those long lulls. Perfect for a quiet paddle out. The 5th of August also has a clean offshore morning with a 7ft SSW swell.

So, the pick is Tuesday the 28th of July for the biggest, cleanest power, and Tuesday the 4th of August for a glassy, long-period gem. Get on it.

Rusty.

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