Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
167
164
144
214
206
194
232
261
347
342
501
501
501
555
529
549
528
463
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:40PM1.21m
12:12PM1.39m
00:56AM1.23m
1:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.75m
5:37AM0.75m
6:48PM0.71m
6:40AM0.76m
7:41PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
19
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
20
20
21
20
18
19
19
20
21
18
20
20
17
20
21
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