Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.7°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
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
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
289
289
280
227
197
193
237
190
207
207
207
146
149
290
281
264
255
251
247
247
247
239
231
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
NNW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:02AM1.53m
1:07PM1.48m
1:41AM1.64m
1:50PM1.57m
2:18AM1.74m
2:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.75m
7:14PM0.59m
7:48AM0.64m
7:53PM0.51m
8:26AM0.54m
8:31PM0.44m
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Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
26
26
28
26
24
24
24
27
25
25
28
25
25
25
23
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
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