Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
135
157
229
233
273
268
248
243
243
268
258
425
382
437
785
822
672
721
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:35PM1.46m
6:41AM1.53m
7:21PM1.39m
7:23AM1.44m
8:20PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.74m
1:03PM0.68m
1:07AM0.84m
1:57PM0.75m
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
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24
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Feels °C
25
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