
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 162 | 113 | 104 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 206 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 80 | 163 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 86 | 86 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.09m | 1:52PM0.90m | 2:41AM1.17m | 2:33PM0.99m | 3:08AM1.25m | 3:10PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.56m | 8:06PM0.38m | 9:08AM0.48m | 8:43PM0.33m | 9:32AM0.40m | 9:16PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
164 | 77 | 113 | 104 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 206 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 68 | 88 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 62 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 |
19 | 162 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 3 | 103 | 97 | 56 | 80 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | — | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 |
13 | 19 | 57 | 2 | 2 | — | 38 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 |
77 | — | 77 | 77 | 97 | 79 | 77 | 64 | — | — | 45 | 62 | 163 | 46 | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | 39 | 86 | 86 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 541 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 545 | 55 | 55 |
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