Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
25.0°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
255
251
247
247
247
239
169
227
223
219
160
163
163
166
166
157
123
121
103
119
103
140
117
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
W
0
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
SW
5
SE
15
NNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18AM1.74m
2:31PM1.65m
2:54AM1.82m
3:10PM1.71m
3:31AM1.88m
3:50PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.54m
8:31PM0.44m
9:03AM0.46m
9:09PM0.40m
9:41AM0.40m
9:48PM0.39m
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Temp °C
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
24
27
28
27
26
24
28
26
23
25
27
27
26
26
24
27
27
27
28
26
26
25
25
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