Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
241
238
234
227
216
428
138
174
190
198
182
220
198
197
315
281
275
261
396
423
415
375
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
NE
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:44AM1.58m
7:01PM1.44m
7:21AM1.49m
7:46PM1.34m
8:05AM1.40m
8:47PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.62m
1:00AM0.66m
1:40PM0.70m
1:43AM0.77m
2:38PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
19
20
18
20
22
21
21
19
20
20
19
20
21
22
20
20
20
20
19
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