Chicken Run Bashams Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what this 16-day stretch has in store for us at *Chicken Run Bashams Beach*, a south-facing point break. We've got some serious energy coming in from the south-south-west and south-west, and the water's sitting at 58°, which is pretty much average for the time of year.

The week kicks off with sizeable, powerful swell. Sunday the 23rd is bringing a 7ft SSW swell, a period of 14 seconds, and a massive combined energy of 2626. The wind is light offshore from the north in the morning, so the wave faces will be clean and lined up. This is a proper, well-shaped groundswell, but at that size, it's really only for experienced surfers. This is one of the standout windows.

Monday the 24th drops off a bit. Morning sees a solid 5ft SSW swell with clean cross-offshore breezes, so it's still very good. But by the afternoon, the wind picks up and the wave size shrinks, so the session gets a bit marginal. Then Tuesday the 25th is a write-off with onshore winds and a messy, choppy surface, so we'll skip that.

Wednesday the 26th is a little redemption with 6ft SSW swell and light offshore to cross-off winds. It's not pumping, but it's clean and ridable. Thursday the 27th is even better in the afternoon, with a 5ft SSW swell and cross-offshore winds offering very good conditions. But the real star of the first week is Friday the 28th. The morning is a moment of pure magic. We've got a 6ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period, generating a combined energy of 4233, and it's glassy. That's about as good as it gets for a point break, with clean, long-running lines. Absolute perfection for an experienced surfer.

Saturday the 29th is a letdown with onshore wind and poor quality. Sunday the 30th brings another big pulse of 8ft to 8ft SSW swell, but the wind is onshore, so it's messy. The energy is still there, but the conditions are wrong. It's a shame, because there's size there.

Into the second week, we start strong. Monday the 31st dawns with a 7ft SSW groundswell and cross-offshore winds again, offering excellent, powerful surf. Tuesday the 1st of September is very good as well, with consistent, clean 6-6ft SSW groundswell as the wind holds. Things then taper off quickly. From Wednesday the 2nd, the swell drops and the wind gets a bit too strong, so conditions become marginal at best. The rest of the week from the 3rd into the 5th is mostly poor surf with onshore or strong winds. The data suggests a dry, quiet run through the end of the first week of September.

There's a glimmer late in the window on Sunday the 7th of September, with a 8ft to 8ft SW swell arriving, but it comes with a strong cross-shore wind and rain, making it pretty lumpy and unappealing.

So, to boil it down: the best days are absolutely Sunday morning the 23rd for the big, clean, powerful waves, and the glassy perfection of Friday morning the 28th is a true standout. Monday the 31st is also solid. After that, just watch the forecasts. This spot is inconsistent by nature, so a few flat days are to be expected.

Stay surfing.
Rusty

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