Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
185
219
182
182
160
246
312
204
322
322
580
573
592
561
561
606
597
530
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:17PM1.56m
3:57AM1.49m
3:52PM1.60m
4:30AM1.55m
4:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.45m
9:43AM0.62m
10:11PM0.40m
10:19AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
19
20
19
19
22
20
18
17
19
19
19
18
21
19
19
18
19
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