Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.2°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
171
168
161
151
120
92
90
114
114
87
86
79
76
75
58
48
46
63
47
65
61
42
56
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
20
WNW
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM1.77m
6:12PM1.63m
6:34AM1.69m
7:02PM1.54m
7:24AM1.59m
8:04PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.41m
12:02PM0.46m
00:12AM0.50m
12:49PM0.53m
1:03AM0.61m
1:47PM0.61m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
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21
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
27
23
22
22
23
21
21
22
24
23
22
22
21
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