Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicala today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicala at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 247 | 247 | 319 | 243 | 259 | 246 | 154 | 233 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 239 | 192 | 188 | 205 | 158 | 379 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.36m | 1:37AM1.30m | 1:35PM1.42m | 2:21AM1.39m | 2:18PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.84m | 7:14PM0.68m | 7:22AM0.78m | 8:00PM0.60m | 8:09AM0.71m | 8:37PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 235 | 247 | 247 | 319 | 243 | 259 | 246 | 154 | 233 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 239 | 192 | 188 | 164 | 139 | 379 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 22 | 87 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 205 | 158 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2289 | 2289 | 1413 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 1413 | 1413 | 276 | 1039 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 2687 | 2687 | 1413 | 1544 |
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