Chicala Surf Break

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.7° C

2.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
256
278
278
160
67
171
178
208
157
143
139
176
174
171
169
162
155
167
214
228
138
136
124
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
5
NW
15
NW
25
W
15
W
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
7:20AM1.53m
7:14PM1.48m
8:04AM1.53m
8:01PM1.43m
8:54AM1.52m
8:56PM1.38m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.68m
1:33AM0.46m
2:08PM0.69m
2:21AM0.50m
3:06PM0.70m
3:16AM0.54m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:22
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
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
18
18
17
19
18
17
18
21
19
18
18
19
19
19
17
20
19
18
19
21
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
7
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
6
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
204
256
278
278
160
44
171
178
104
92
69
139
29
123
83
169
35
42
167
127
117
97
93
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
113
109
150
97
35
64
127
165
28
28
143
40
56
174
171
35
162
155
29
214
228
138
136
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
49
28
17
7
93
67
56
130
208
157
30
31
176
5
23
75
67
38
47
7
124
124
124
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
3
3
35
36
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2289
1413
1413
1413
0
30
0
0
2607
2607
276
30
30
30
0
0
1413
2289
276
0
0
37
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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