Chicken Run Bashams Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The long-range charts are showing a solid, persistent south-southwest groundswell aimed right at us, and the water's sitting pretty close to what you'd expect for this time of year. It's not a crazy warm or cold anomaly, just your standard early-spring mix. We're looking at a run that's got some decent size, but the wind is going to be the real player in how this all shakes out.

The first solid window opens up on Friday morning, the 11th. We've got a clean 7ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a 14-second period, and an easterly cross-offshore breeze keeping the face smooth. The energy reading is strong at 2500, so there's plenty of push. It's a bit of a pulse, and the break, Chicken Run Bashams Beach (a sheltered point), will be handling it well. This is the pick of the early run – experienced surfers are going to have a ball. The afternoon sees it bump up to 8ft with the wind swinging a bit cross-on, which will chop it up, so get your waves in before lunch.

Saturday the 12th is the standout, plain and simple. The swell drops slightly to 7ft, but the period stretches to 15 seconds, and the afternoon is pure glass. That's right, a 3 mph west-northwest breeze with a glassy surface. The energy is still strong at 1450, and the waves will be lining up beautifully on the point. This is the one to clear your schedule for. The morning isn't bad either, with a cross-off breeze, but the afternoon is the magic window. Crowds are a possibility here, so get out there early.

Sunday the 13th is a write-off. The wind howls out of the north-northwest at 19 mph in the morning, and even though it's offshore, the swell drops to 4ft and the quality just isn't there. The energy reading has dropped to 904, which is weak, and despite the clean look, it's not doing much. The afternoon is worse with a cross-shore chop. Monday the 14th is small and marginal, with the swell down under 3ft. Not worth suiting up for.

Things get interesting again on Tuesday the 15th. The swell jumps right back up to a solid 10ft, but the wind is straight onshore from the south-southeast at 12 mph. The energy is cranking – 3973 in the morning – but it's going to be a messy, lumpy beast. This is more of a spectacle than a surf. At this size, it's expert-only anyway, and with that wind, it's going to be a washing machine. Probably better for a different kind of craft, if you know what I mean.

Wednesday the 16th holds that 10ft swell, but at least the wind backs off. The morning is cross-shore, which will keep it somewhat organized, but it's still big and powerful. The period is long at 15 seconds, so there's a lot of water moving. Again, this is for the big-wave crew only; beginners and even most intermediates should sit this one out. The energy is very strong at 4792.

Then we get a nice cool-down period. Thursday the 17th brings a clean, fun size back. 6ft in the morning with a cross-offshore breeze and a 14-second period. The energy is moderate at 1353, and it stays clean into the afternoon at 6ft. This is a super fun, ripable day. After that, the middle of next week sees a drop in size and energy. It's not flat, but it's small and won't have much push. The wind is all over the place – a bit offshore, a bit cross – but the waves just won't have the size to make it worth the paddle. Expect a few days of ankle to waist-high lines.

Looking further out, the swell starts to rebuild around Monday the 21st. The morning looks promising with a 6ft SSW swell, light offshore wind, and good energy at 1409. That stretches into Tuesday, but the wind turns more cross-shore, and it gets a bit lumpy. By Wednesday the 23rd, the wind goes bad again – onshore and strong – and the swell bumps up to 7ft, making it a choppy mess.

The final days of the window show some promise. The 25th and 26th have some solid sized swell in the 7-8ft range, but the wind is a persistent cross-onshore or onshore, which will keep the quality down. It looks like we'll finish the run with more of a battle against the breeze than anything else.

So, overall, don't sleep on Saturday afternoon. That's your wave of the week. Friday morning and Thursday the 17th are also solid shouts for some clean, powerful point surf. The big pulses mid-week are for the brave only, and the periods in between are for the patient.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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