Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.0°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
389
396
314
371
371
595
605
545
500
436
378
347
341
285
265
193
211
215
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47PM1.25m
9:06AM1.32m
10:21PM1.21m
10:34AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.77m
2:45AM0.87m
4:01PM0.81m
4:22AM0.92m
5:29PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
22
22
23
21
20
21
22
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
20
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