Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
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
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
205
199
265
184
178
141
112
110
110
108
103
75
73
92
88
113
88
215
208
196
206
199
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:48AM1.62m
6:49PM1.54m
7:29AM1.60m
7:33PM1.48m
8:16AM1.56m
8:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.57m
1:01AM0.41m
1:34PM0.61m
1:46AM0.48m
2:30PM0.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
20
20
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
21
19
18
19
17
19
18
18
20
18
19
18
18
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