Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicala today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 1513 | 1363 | 1432 | 1413 | 1393 | 1526 | 1413 | 1374 | 1139 | 1139 | 1123 | 1107 | 891 | 947 | 778 | 704 | 767 | 683 | 609 | 600 | 591 | 581 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.55m | 7:36PM1.41m | 8:13AM1.47m | 8:24PM1.31m | 9:02AM1.39m | 9:27PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.48m | 1:41PM0.65m | 1:48AM0.59m | 2:31PM0.72m | 2:34AM0.70m | 3:35PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 813 | 1513 | 1363 | 1432 | 1413 | 1393 | 1526 | 1413 | 1374 | 1139 | 1139 | 1123 | 1107 | 891 | 947 | 778 | 704 | 767 | 683 | 609 | 600 | 591 | 581 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 504 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2862 | 1413 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2828 | 2834 | 276 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 37 | 2700 | 2960 | 285 | 0 |
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