Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
26.2°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
251
278
205
202
140
137
130
126
123
121
94
119
119
97
119
144
217
206
186
257
249
352
297
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:14PM1.47m
1:02AM1.65m
1:11PM1.52m
1:46AM1.71m
1:58PM1.57m
2:24AM1.76m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.60m
7:15AM0.70m
7:17PM0.56m
7:59AM0.63m
8:00PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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5:37
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
27
26
24
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
28
28
29
28
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