Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
494
444
479
456
305
325
630
501
431
424
411
386
324
282
278
268
264
264
232
197
198
121
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00AM1.81m
4:12PM1.69m
4:31AM1.79m
4:46PM1.66m
5:02AM1.75m
5:21PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.46m
10:13PM0.43m
10:40AM0.47m
10:45PM0.48m
11:12AM0.50m
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light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
27
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
27
25
24
25
24
25
25
26
27
25
24
23
25
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