Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
25.1°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
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
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
193
190
211
207
186
186
166
169
290
281
264
255
226
222
222
247
228
192
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM1.48m
1:41AM1.64m
1:50PM1.57m
2:18AM1.74m
2:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.59m
7:48AM0.64m
7:53PM0.51m
8:26AM0.54m
8:31PM0.44m
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
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24
23
23
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25
25
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24
23
Feels °C
24
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25
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25
25
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