Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.8°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
330
325
325
400
314
268
235
235
247
325
319
202
192
160
154
233
233
268
258
239
217
188
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM1.32m
00:34AM1.22m
12:40PM1.36m
1:37AM1.30m
1:35PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.84m
6:13PM0.75m
6:19AM0.84m
7:14PM0.68m
7:22AM0.78m
8:00PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
24
20
18
17
16
19
18
18
20
19
19
17
20
21
19
20
20
18
20
21
21
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