Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.9° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
347
341
328
416
459
418
412
459
521
500
804
780
444
431
376
405
301
486
435
442
627
700
721
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM1.48m
11:02PM1.31m
11:43AM1.48m
00:32AM1.35m
12:57PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.62m
4:58PM0.67m
5:10AM0.66m
6:17PM0.61m
6:31AM0.65m
7:25PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
21
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
20
18
17
19
18
20
19
18
20
17
17
17
18
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