
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chancay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chancay at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chancay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 124 | 146 | 144 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 136 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 114 | 112 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 135 | 67 | 89 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM0.47m | 00:41AM0.70m | 10:53AM0.42m | 2:03AM0.73m | 1:30PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.47m | 3:58PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.32m | 9:42AM0.38m | 7:19PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
126 | 124 | 146 | 144 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 132 | 103 | 56 | 97 | 119 | 58 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 113 | 107 | 100 | 136 | 134 | 99 | 131 | 125 | 97 | 112 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
45 | 45 | 44 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 3 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 135 | 67 | 65 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
19 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 55 | — | 56 | 58 | 98 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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