Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
3
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
1138
1121
976
880
947
859
780
769
893
754
732
721
769
623
623
572
494
486
479
456
305
248
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
10
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52AM1.76m
3:01PM1.67m
3:27AM1.80m
3:37PM1.70m
4:00AM1.81m
4:12PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.51m
9:06PM0.39m
9:34AM0.47m
9:41PM0.39m
10:08AM0.46m
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Temp °C
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
22
24
25
23
22
25
21
23
23
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
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