Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
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
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
147
144
144
142
140
101
100
96
96
238
241
245
245
181
167
205
144
169
167
148
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
10
SE
5
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
0
ESE
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:10AM1.47m
9:13PM1.30m
10:06AM1.42m
10:20PM1.23m
11:08AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.74m
3:32AM0.64m
4:35PM0.76m
4:32AM0.71m
5:44PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
19
18
16
16
19
19
19
20
19
18
16
17
20
18
19
20
17
18
17
19
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