
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 153 | 273 | 448 | 273 | 271 | 253 | 471 | 548 | 467 | 368 | 361 | 312 | 455 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 376 | 396 | 460 | 455 | 444 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25AM0.95m | 1:23AM1.00m | 12:29PM0.91m | 2:22AM1.05m | 1:29PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.69m | 6:24PM0.40m | 7:32AM0.69m | 7:25PM0.37m | 8:37AM0.65m | 8:17PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
120 | 124 | 114 | 140 | 137 | 132 | 131 | 326 | 345 | 338 | 269 | 269 | 263 | 263 | 197 | 189 | 135 | 141 | 135 | 460 | 455 | 444 | 429 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
112 | 96 | 273 | 448 | 273 | 271 | 129 | 471 | 548 | 467 | 368 | 361 | 312 | 455 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 376 | 396 | 55 | 108 | 101 | 141 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 24 | WSW 16 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
170 | 153 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 253 | 63 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 34 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 108 | 29 | 118 | 222 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | 134 | 127 | 160 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 132 | 125 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 55 | 55 | 546 | 563 | 493 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 563 | 55 | 55 |
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