Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
21.2°C
2.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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Saturday
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1 AM
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7 AM
10 AM
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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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
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
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
114
87
86
79
76
116
142
48
46
63
47
65
61
42
56
54
53
53
52
71
50
68
49
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:34AM1.69m
7:02PM1.54m
7:24AM1.59m
8:04PM1.45m
8:26AM1.48m
9:27PM1.38m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.50m
12:49PM0.53m
1:03AM0.61m
1:47PM0.61m
2:08AM0.73m
3:04PM0.68m
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clear
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Temp °C
22
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Feels °C
24
24
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25
24
23
22
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23
22
22
24
21
21
20
21
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24
23
22
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