Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
521
500
804
780
769
431
376
398
494
486
435
442
449
647
721
721
732
700
617
599
572
563
563
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:02PM1.31m
11:43AM1.48m
00:32AM1.35m
12:57PM1.53m
1:46AM1.45m
1:59PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.66m
6:17PM0.61m
6:31AM0.65m
7:25PM0.51m
7:41AM0.59m
8:22PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
21
17
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
17
18
18
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