Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
421
683
767
833
746
736
899
874
904
904
1048
970
791
769
676
579
628
553
431
431
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:37PM1.68m
5:06AM1.73m
5:11PM1.68m
5:41AM1.73m
5:47PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.47m
10:45PM0.32m
11:06AM0.46m
11:18PM0.32m
11:42AM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
25
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
21
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
20
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