Chicama - El Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131316161615161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63063063061259559562147143755243742148651174311231208120810681055104112511088844
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.41
4:53PM
1.34
5:45AM
1.43
5:34PM
1.27
6:34AM
1.40
6:17PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.28
11:19PM
-0.01
11:52AM
0.31
12:00AM
-0.00
12:42PM
0.38
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------6:14-------6:14-------6:13-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121212323232221212121232323222222212123232322
Feels °C (?)202121212322232220212121232222212222212123222221
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