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Chicala surfForecast / Luanda / Angola
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chicala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chicala today?
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
316 | 301 | 265 | 301 | 672 | 521 | 725 | 760 | 760 | 772 | 772 | 784 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 722 | 722 | 630 | 630 | 620 | 620 | 620 | 569 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.46m | 1:17PM1.67m | 1:33AM1.54m | 2:03PM1.76m | 2:23AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.69m | 6:46AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.58m | 7:34AM0.47m | 8:16PM0.48m | 8:21AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 316 | 301 | 265 | 301 | 672 | 521 | 725 | 760 | 760 | 772 | 772 | 784 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 722 | 722 | 630 | 630 | 620 | 620 | 620 | 569 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 59 | 60 | 148 | 51 | 41 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | W 21 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | 28 | 146 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 44 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2289 | 1103 | 953 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1358 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1039 |
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Best forecast wave conditions in Angola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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