Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
24.5°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
248
243
243
268
258
425
382
437
785
763
763
663
607
572
458
458
458
388
382
297
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:21PM1.39m
7:23AM1.44m
8:20PM1.32m
8:19AM1.37m
9:41PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.68m
1:07AM0.84m
1:57PM0.75m
2:09AM0.92m
3:08PM0.79m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
28
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
25
25
25
24
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