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Chicama - El Point surf break

Chicama - El Point surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -05
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Chicama - El Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is
18.4° C
 (Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today?

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 4PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514131314141414141313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309720805816572617599599617711663663663517458451388382382376376406218218
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.36
5:45AM
1.09
6:37PM
1.37
6:24AM
1.08
7:07PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.12
12:21AM
0.43
12:00PM
0.15
12:54AM
0.41
12:33PM
0.21
1:29AM
0.38
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:43-------6:43-------6:44-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222322222223232323222222222323232323222222
Feels °C (?)232323222422232324232323232324242423232424232424
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