Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicala today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 581 | 623 | 844 | 810 | 765 | 671 | 661 | 525 | 509 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 321 | 268 | 255 | 287 | 251 | 209 | 205 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.67m | 6:50AM1.66m | 6:48PM1.59m | 7:35AM1.61m | 7:32PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.51m | 00:26AM0.29m | 12:52PM0.57m | 1:10AM0.36m | 1:41PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 620 | 581 | 623 | 844 | 810 | 765 | 671 | 661 | 525 | 509 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 321 | 268 | 255 | 287 | 251 | 209 | 205 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | — | SW 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 47 | 45 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1039 | 1103 | 1441 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1413 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2664 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 |
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