Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
411
297
287
282
278
199
264
264
273
232
147
121
127
113
125
125
123
119
111
81
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:46PM1.66m
5:02AM1.75m
5:21PM1.61m
5:33AM1.69m
5:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.47m
10:45PM0.48m
11:12AM0.50m
11:16PM0.56m
11:46AM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
25
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
26
26
24
25
24
25
24
25
27
25
23
23
26
25
23
25
27
24
24
25
26
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