Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 264 | 302 | 302 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 291 | 253 | 253 | 247 | 213 | 208 | 203 | 173 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.28m | 5:04AM1.44m | 5:25PM1.30m | 5:36AM1.38m | 6:04PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.19m | 10:52PM0.15m | 11:25AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | 11:57AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 251 | 238 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 253 | 168 | 166 | 130 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 247 | 213 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 297 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 205 | 27 | 26 | 43 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 80 | 152 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 264 | 302 | 302 | 298 | 298 | 260 | — | 253 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 291 | 253 | 253 | — | — | 208 | 203 | 173 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 563 | 493 | 589 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 55 |
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