Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicala today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 65 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 138 | 134 | 163 | 153 | 144 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 126 | 97 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.56m | 5:39AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.51m | 6:15AM1.59m | 7:04PM1.47m | 6:56AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.55m | 11:25PM0.73m | 12:00PM0.60m | 00:03AM0.80m | 12:40PM0.65m | 00:47AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 65 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 138 | 134 | 163 | 153 | 144 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 126 | 97 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 65 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 110 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 21 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 2687 | 2969 | 1039 | 471 | 471 | 30 | 30 | 276 | 1027 | 2289 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2289 | 2289 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 0 | 30 |
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