Surf Forecasts:
Chicken Run Bashams Beach surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 4,715 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicken Run Bashams Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicken Run Bashams Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicken Run Bashams Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1969 | 1465 | 1333 | 1811 | 1165 | 691 | 400 | 299 | 377 | 1324 | 1177 | 1538 | 2460 | 3771 | 4363 | 4056 | 4600 | 2943 | 1556 | 1144 | 863 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:04PM0.84m | 3:46AM1.10m | 1:40PM0.82m | 4:20AM1.03m | 5:04AM0.95m | 10:56AM0.97m | 11:17AM1.00m | 00:27AM0.62m | 11:39AM1.02m | 00:19AM0.67m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.26m | 9:18AM0.76m | 8:09PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.84m | 8:13PM0.32m | 8:06AM0.88m | 8:11PM0.35m | 8:01PM0.37m | 7:41PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.55m | 7:08PM0.37m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1969 | 1465 | 1333 | 1811 | 1165 | 691 | 400 | 299 | 377 | 1324 | 1177 | 1538 | 2460 | 3771 | 4363 | 4056 | 4600 | 2943 | 1556 | 1144 | 863 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 187 | — | — | — | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 3 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | 576 | 585 | 138 | 138 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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