Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.2° C
1.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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 Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
238
241
245
245
181
167
205
169
169
167
164
144
214
206
194
232
261
309
342
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:06AM1.42m
10:20PM1.23m
11:08AM1.39m
11:40PM1.21m
12:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.76m
4:32AM0.71m
5:44PM0.75m
5:37AM0.75m
6:48PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
19
17
16
17
19
18
20
21
18
18
17
19
19
20
19
20
19
17
19
20
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chicala surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest