Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
562
553
431
431
374
363
335
463
551
542
533
488
497
400
400
314
293
233
229
229
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:47PM1.65m
6:17AM1.70m
6:27PM1.59m
6:58AM1.65m
7:12PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.46m
11:54PM0.36m
12:22PM0.50m
00:33AM0.43m
1:07PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
27
22
20
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
18
19
19
19
20
18
19
19
19
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