Chefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.68° S 43.63° E

Chefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chefs sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.0° 

Chefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chefs today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chefs at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Chefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
0
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
888
745
734
854
2113
2212
1940
2058
2007
1956
1907
1833
1885
1860
1956
1956
1929
1667
1667
1582
1582
1427
1512
1470
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22AM2.21m
5:40PM2.40m
5:51AM2.33m
6:08PM2.51m
6:19AM2.42m
6:36PM2.57m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.43m
11:28AM0.31m
11:49PM0.31m
11:56AM0.20m
00:17AM0.23m
12:25PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
3
Temp °C
21
20
19
21
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
23
21
19
21
24
21
22
21
22
21
22
21
22
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
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