Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
74
72
69
112
110
106
104
101
99
263
220
216
216
173
166
138
132
149
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:02PM1.64m
3:28AM1.74m
3:37PM1.70m
4:01AM1.80m
4:12PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.39m
9:31AM0.46m
9:41PM0.35m
10:06AM0.42m
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
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20
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21
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20
Feels °C
21
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