Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
92
92
92
90
89
87
86
82
79
77
76
75
75
73
73
92
39
53
74
74
74
72
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM1.46m
1:48PM1.49m
2:23AM1.56m
2:26PM1.57m
2:56AM1.66m
3:02PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.72m
8:00PM0.54m
8:22AM0.62m
8:34PM0.46m
8:57AM0.54m
9:07PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
22
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
22
21
19
17
19
20
21
21
24
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
23
21
21
21
22
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