Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.8° C
2.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
136
154
149
147
171
167
245
198
229
198
212
245
249
222
458
597
1336
1172
1129
1129
1194
1164
1062
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:52AM1.52m
10:03PM1.35m
10:56AM1.53m
11:20PM1.34m
12:04PM1.56m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.54m
4:13PM0.69m
4:20AM0.56m
5:24PM0.65m
5:29AM0.58m
6:32PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
17
21
20
19
18
20
19
20
19
22
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
20
19
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