Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.68° S 43.63° E

Chefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chefs sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chefs at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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3 AM
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12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
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1
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2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
124
110
474
438
536
522
415
613
567
455
404
402
480
699
582
710
621
686
844
661
683
640
558
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37AM2.62m
6:52PM2.43m
7:15AM2.45m
7:32PM2.22m
8:00AM2.23m
8:18PM1.97m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.02m
12:48PM0.14m
1:01AM0.17m
1:28PM0.34m
1:42AM0.38m
2:15PM0.59m
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Temp °C
24
23
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24
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20
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25
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25
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18
23
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Feels °C
24
23
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18
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18
16
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16
16
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18
16
16
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20
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18
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