Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 194 | 188 | 186 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 | 155 | 154 | 207 | 249 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:32PM0.94m | 9:11AM0.80m | 00:18AM0.95m | 11:25AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.44m | 4:30AM0.73m | 4:14PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.70m | 6:07PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 114 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 100 | 116 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 194 | 188 | 132 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 | 119 | 154 | 116 | 249 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 11 | WSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 2 | 207 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 136 | 127 | 116 | 124 | 111 | — | 120 | 143 | 121 | 124 | — | 100 | — | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 589 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 546 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 546 | 493 | 257 | 55 |
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