Chefs Surf Forecast

/ West (10 surf breaks) /

Madagascar (18 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (23.68° S 43.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Chefs surfForecast / West / Madagascar

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 EAT

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

Today's Chefs sea temperature is 24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chefs today?

The current surf forecast for Chefs at 2AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	18s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

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	Mon 20		Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	527	520	453	734	1241	2750	2947	2568	2831	3371	4547	3813	3348	3130	1860	1307	1064	1049	1154	1154	1095	1193	1077	1061
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:45PM 2.52				4:58AM 2.53				5:09PM 2.56				5:23AM 2.58				5:33PM 2.55				5:47AM 2.57
Low Tide / height (m)			10:52PM 0.13				11:04AM 0.12				11:16PM 0.08				11:29AM 0.10				11:40PM 0.08				11:55AM 0.12

	Mon 20		Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-
Sunset	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	22	22	22	21	23	25	25	23	22	21	20	20	23	24	25	24	22	21	20	21	25	27	25
Feels °C (?)	19	19	19	19	18	20	20	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	20	25	24	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Chefs (strong winds from the SSE at ASCATC43E24S 136 km from Chefs). 2.3m 7s swell from the S with a 0.8m 12s groundswell from the SW and a 0.6m 19s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
3 hours 30 minutes ago Chefs

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