Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
113
88
215
208
196
206
282
444
437
437
471
409
361
343
273
268
382
341
302
416
459
418
412
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:16AM1.56m
8:26PM1.40m
9:13AM1.51m
9:34PM1.33m
10:23AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.48m
2:30PM0.65m
2:40AM0.55m
3:38PM0.68m
3:49AM0.62m
4:58PM0.67m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
20
21
21
23
20
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
20
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
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