Chicala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 13.20° E

Chicala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicala sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicala at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
102
72
99
93
114
113
111
109
136
104
193
295
184
219
306
421
421
683
614
833
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:30PM1.62m
4:02AM1.64m
4:03PM1.66m
4:34AM1.70m
4:37PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.57m
9:42PM0.38m
9:57AM0.51m
10:13PM0.34m
10:31AM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
24
22
19
20
24
23
23
22
22
22
20
22
21
22
22
22
22
20
20
19
21
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