Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.3° C
2.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
229
198
212
245
249
253
525
597
1336
1172
1129
1255
1317
1164
1062
953
928
833
773
685
685
685
667
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:03PM1.35m
10:56AM1.53m
11:20PM1.34m
12:04PM1.56m
00:38AM1.38m
1:08PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.56m
5:24PM0.65m
5:29AM0.58m
6:32PM0.58m
6:37AM0.56m
7:34PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
18
21
19
19
18
18
19
17
19
21
19
19
19
20
20
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
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