Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
25.3°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
118
116
116
114
112
101
142
96
140
137
127
84
86
73
81
93
84
86
112
112
112
110
75
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
4:09AM1.90m
4:32PM1.75m
4:49AM1.88m
5:17PM1.72m
5:32AM1.82m
6:05PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.38m
10:29PM0.42m
11:03AM0.39m
11:13PM0.49m
11:49AM0.44m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
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25
25
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Feels °C
26
28
27
28
27
26
27
27
28
26
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
29
26
26
28
26
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