Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
25.4°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
154
151
103
149
204
78
75
132
118
118
116
114
110
101
142
116
165
137
127
84
76
81
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:31AM1.88m
3:50PM1.74m
4:09AM1.90m
4:32PM1.75m
4:49AM1.88m
5:17PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.40m
9:48PM0.39m
10:21AM0.38m
10:29PM0.42m
11:03AM0.39m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
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25
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
28
27
24
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
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