Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.4°C
2.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Chicala today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
127
125
122
137
136
171
169
128
116
113
142
171
168
161
151
120
92
90
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
W
15
W
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:49PM1.72m
5:12AM1.82m
5:29PM1.69m
5:51AM1.77m
6:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.35m
11:20AM0.41m
11:30PM0.41m
12:02PM0.46m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
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21
Feels °C
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21
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21
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