Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
268
305
305
300
248
220
182
357
311
267
504
596
663
631
1219
1164
915
1124
833
810
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
30
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:39PM1.47m
1:28AM1.60m
1:35PM1.55m
2:13AM1.69m
2:21PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.55m
7:34AM0.65m
7:47PM0.47m
8:20AM0.57m
8:29PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
26
22
22
21
20
21
22
22
25
23
21
19
21
22
22
21
23
23
21
21
22
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