Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.8°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
146
319
278
278
228
250
202
168
142
140
140
112
102
122
96
79
55
75
102
72
99
93
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
SSW
0
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:21AM1.39m
2:18PM1.49m
2:57AM1.48m
2:55PM1.56m
3:30AM1.57m
3:30PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.71m
8:37PM0.52m
8:48AM0.64m
9:10PM0.44m
9:24AM0.57m
9:42PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
23
23
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
23
19
20
19
20
21
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
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