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Chicama - Malpaso surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chicama - Malpaso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - Malpaso sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chicama - Malpaso today?
The current surf forecast for Chicama - Malpaso at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - Malpaso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 108 | 171 | 144 | 113 | 150 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 101 | 124 | 162 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 127 | 255 | 361 | 325 | 331 | 314 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58PM 1.13 | 2:16AM 1.03 | 3:34PM 1.18 | 2:54AM 1.03 | 4:09PM 1.22 | 3:31AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM 0.58 | 8:55AM 0.23 | 9:41PM 0.55 | 9:29AM 0.19 | 10:18PM 0.52 | 10:02AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
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