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Chia surfForecast / Sardinia / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chia sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chia today?
The current surf forecast for Chia at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | |
235 | 159 | 126 | 74 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:00AM0.23m | 10:56PM0.29m | 10:46AM0.21m | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:34AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.05m | 4:14PM-0.01m | 5:14AM0.05m | 4:56PM-0.00m | 6:10AM0.06m | 5:40PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 169 | 159 | 126 | 74 | — | — | 21 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | E 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | E 7 | — | — | W 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | — | NNW 3 | W 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 235 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 21 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 936 | 514 | 183 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 133 | 1090 | 1020 | 535 | 550 | 548 | 329 | 329 | 428 | 1020 | 564 | 531 | 434 |
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