Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
382
347
330
251
247
184
205
180
180
200
268
540
525
581
563
546
546
538
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:41PM1.30m
9:38AM1.32m
11:10PM1.34m
11:07AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.79m
3:44AM0.96m
4:30PM0.79m
5:16AM0.93m
5:38PM0.74m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
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24
23
Feels °C
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25
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