Surf Forecasts:
Zicatela surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 2,070 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zicatela this week:
The surf forecast for Zicatela over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zicatela in the next 16 days are 1.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zicatela over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, talking in feet and temperatures now.
We got a solid run of surf coming up at Zicatela. It all starts on Saturday morning, July 4th, with a clean 4ft swell out of the SSW, a long 15-second period. Water temp is 88°F, a touch warmer than normal. The combined energy is moderate at 767, and with zero wind and glassy conditions, it’s a sweet, clean start.
Sunday morning the 5th gets better: swell builds to 4ft, period stretches to 17 seconds (very long period groundswell), and energy jumps to 1249 – strong stuff. Glassy calm again. For experienced surfers, this is a gem.
The real standout is Tuesday morning the 7th of July. Swell hits 5ft from the SSW, period at 18 seconds, and energy at 1858 – that’s strong. Wind is dead calm, glassy. This is Zicatela at its best: powerful, clean, lined up. Not for beginners, but intermediates and up, this is the morning to circle. The afternoons get messy with storms, so hit the mornings.
The first week keeps delivering with similar clean mornings on Wednesday the 8th and Friday the 10th, though swell drops to around 4ft to 5ft. Energy stays moderate to strong.
Second week tapers. Sunday the 12th still has a glassy 4ft SSW swell, but by Monday the 13th it’s down to 3ft. The real change comes Tuesday the 14th afternoon – a short-period SE swell at 6ft with only 8 seconds. That’s windswell, choppier, and might be more fun for kite surfing than paddling.
After that, the last few days into July 19th are small and inconsistent, under 3ft with mixed winds. No real standout in the second week.
Best on offer: Tuesday morning July 7th – that’s the one. Close second: Sunday morning July 5th. Crowds are possible at Zicatela, but with those conditions, it’s worth it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 229 | 486 | 1044 | 969 | 969 | 759 | 790 | 1178 | 1370 | 1944 | 1856 | 1550 | 1466 | 1067 | 815 | 683 | 674 | 576 | 544 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM0.97m | 6:28AM0.86m | 6:23PM0.92m | 7:07AM0.91m | 6:58PM0.88m | 7:47AM0.97m | 7:36PM0.83m | 8:30AM1.03m | 8:18PM0.78m | 9:18AM1.08m | 9:06PM0.75m | 10:11AM1.12m | 10:01PM0.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.26m | 00:12AM0.16m | 12:15PM0.27m | 00:42AM0.15m | 1:03PM0.28m | 1:13AM0.14m | 1:52PM0.29m | 1:47AM0.12m | 2:45PM0.29m | 2:26AM0.09m | 3:42PM0.28m | 3:12AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 544 | 229 | 321 | 1044 | 969 | 969 | 759 | 683 | 1178 | 1370 | 1944 | 1856 | 1550 | 1466 | 1067 | 815 | 683 | 674 | 576 | 544 | 805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 198 | 486 | 64 | 57 | 467 | 670 | 790 | 431 | 443 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 106 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 8 | S 14 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 18 |
| kJ | 148 | 214 | 66 | 141 | 126 | 62 | 72 | 68 | 52 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 75 | 37 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 10 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 0 |
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