Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
379
379
400
443
437
437
560
525
390
565
365
631
812
719
719
886
853
915
927
903
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
0
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:20PM1.74m
4:58AM1.75m
5:00PM1.73m
5:37AM1.74m
5:39PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.45m
10:37PM0.23m
10:58AM0.44m
11:16PM0.24m
11:39AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
19
17
16
20
18
18
19
21
19
18
18
20
19
19
20
20
20
18
18
20
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