Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
140
137
127
84
56
84
81
79
83
101
101
96
94
92
62
62
46
57
45
46
69
67
106
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM1.88m
5:17PM1.72m
5:32AM1.82m
6:05PM1.67m
6:18AM1.73m
7:00PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.42m
11:03AM0.39m
11:13PM0.49m
11:49AM0.44m
00:02AM0.59m
12:40PM0.51m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
29
28
27
29
28
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
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