
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
491 | 561 | 460 | 545 | 594 | 580 | 567 | 865 | 834 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 813 | 793 | 753 | 724 | 724 | 631 | 623 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 598 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:27AM1.32m | 5:05PM1.33m | 4:57AM1.25m | 5:40PM1.32m | 5:26AM1.18m | 6:16PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.11m | 11:11PM0.32m | 11:19AM0.11m | 11:46PM0.37m | 11:48AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
313 | 561 | 460 | 510 | 594 | 580 | 567 | 865 | 834 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 813 | 793 | 753 | 724 | 724 | 631 | 623 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 598 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 9 | NW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
491 | 475 | 253 | 250 | 212 | 166 | 166 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 64 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 48 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 14 | W 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 33 | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
139 | 126 | 127 | 545 | 133 | 161 | 57 | 58 | 64 | — | — | 68 | 66 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 50 | — | — | 29 | 39 | 50 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 1 | 99 | 563 | 563 | 589 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 546 | 55 | 55 | 493 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 55 |
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