Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.90° N 80.47° W

Chernobyl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chernobyl sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Chernobyl today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chernobyl at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.1
N
4
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
6
2.4
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
11
3
NE
12
3
NE
12
3.5
NE
12
3
NE
13
3.5
NE
13
3.5
NE
13
3
NE
13
3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
17
40
172
200
538
821
1039
1078
1121
1182
1228
1460
1801
2233
2977
3404
3228
3612
3724
3598
3416
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
35
N
40
N
35
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30PM0.30m
1:23AM0.11m
2:19PM0.28m
2:20AM0.12m
3:10PM0.27m
Low Tide
6:38AM-0.28m
7:57PM-0.16m
7:28AM-0.25m
8:47PM-0.16m
8:25AM-0.23m
9:37PM-0.17m
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7:22
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7:24
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1
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6
9
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7
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
24
21
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
29
29
30
22
17
19
16
18
17
17
19
19
20
19
20
21
21
20
21
22
21
22
21
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