Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.4° C
2.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
928
799
773
773
844
685
736
726
686
637
503
488
357
330
386
330
335
277
228
137
106
151
164
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
S
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:38AM1.38m
1:08PM1.61m
1:48AM1.45m
2:07PM1.67m
2:48AM1.54m
3:00PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.56m
7:34PM0.49m
7:42AM0.53m
8:31PM0.40m
8:41AM0.50m
9:22PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
17
21
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
20
18
18
19
17
17
18
18
20
18
18
18
19
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