
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicala today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
491 | 421 | 336 | 280 | 265 | 140 | 154 | 202 | 315 | 246 | 275 | 383 | 379 | 379 | 400 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 560 | 525 | 390 | 565 | 365 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.66m | 3:37PM1.72m | 4:16AM1.72m | 4:20PM1.74m | 4:58AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.48m | 9:56PM0.25m | 10:16AM0.45m | 10:37PM0.23m | 10:58AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
491 | 421 | 336 | 280 | 265 | 140 | 154 | 154 | 105 | 207 | 169 | 166 | 157 | 379 | 400 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 560 | 525 | 390 | 565 | 365 | 631 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 6 |
— | 12 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 119 | 118 | 202 | 315 | 246 | 275 | 383 | 379 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 206 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | 20 | — | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | — | 75 | 51 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 236 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 32 | 40 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2289 | 1909 | 1544 | 1909 | 30 | 1544 | 0 | 0 | 2843 | 1413 | 276 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1039 | 2853 | 2664 | 276 | 1413 |
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