Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
19.9° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
232
261
309
342
501
501
501
555
529
558
479
421
447
409
377
763
357
318
503
394
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
E
5
NE
15
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM1.39m
00:56AM1.23m
1:09PM1.42m
1:56AM1.29m
1:57PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.71m
6:40AM0.76m
7:41PM0.65m
7:36AM0.74m
8:25PM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
18
18
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
19
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
18
21
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