Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 346 | 1283 | 1534 | 1519 | 732 | 1597 | 677 | 1269 | 1041 | 885 | 921 | 938 | 875 | 763 | 579 | 508 | 418 | 400 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.04m | 8:33AM1.04m | 9:58PM0.98m | 9:16AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.45m | 2:28PM0.33m | 2:36AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.38m | 3:31AM0.66m | 4:04PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 346 | 173 | 1079 | 281 | 686 | 732 | 667 | 677 | 1269 | 1041 | 885 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 63 | 579 | 508 | 418 | 400 | 391 | 60 | 391 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 11 | SW 14 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 346 | 346 | — | 2 | 269 | — | 15 | 15 | 91 | 144 | 140 | 5 | 41 | — | 23 | 82 | 53 | 32 | 53 | 74 | 4 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 30 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 58 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | — | 1283 | 1534 | 1519 | 232 | 1597 | 272 | — | — | — | 921 | 938 | 875 | 763 | — | — | — | — | — | 391 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 1 | 435 | 563 | 621 | 621 | 464 | 447 | 1 | 1 | 464 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 257 | 55 | 55 |
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