Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
118
100
78
80
91
127
125
122
137
136
171
169
128
116
113
142
171
168
161
151
120
92
90
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:36AM1.83m
4:49PM1.72m
5:12AM1.82m
5:29PM1.69m
5:51AM1.77m
6:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.33m
10:41AM0.40m
10:51PM0.35m
11:20AM0.41m
11:30PM0.41m
12:02PM0.46m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
24
21
21
20
23
22
22
23
23
21
21
23
22
23
21
23
24
22
21
22
22
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