Chicama - El Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.45° W

Issued: 6 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is

22.5° C

Chicama - El Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26	SW 24	SW 24	WSW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23
Wave Graph
kJ	367	361	355	272	272	268	224	209	237	174	174	174	198	168	171	171	170	164	273	371	273	271	253
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			9:39AM1.12m					10:55PM0.97m				10:27AM1.02m				00:12AM0.97m				11:25AM0.95m
Low Tide	3:21AM0.54m					4:23PM0.39m				4:26AM0.64m				5:21PM0.40m				5:57AM0.69m				6:24PM0.40m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	18	19	19	20	21	20	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	367	361	355	272	272	268	224	209	237	174	174	174	198	168	162	140	150	164	159	137	134	129	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	W 20	W 20	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23
kJ	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	26	25	25	106	171	171	94	96	96	371	273	271	253
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 21	W 21	W 21	SW 21	SW 21	S 9	S 9	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	W 18	W 18	WSW 17	SW 26	SW 24	SW 24	W 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	9	9	9	17	17	2	2	14	14	14	14	13	25	25	30	170	153	273	22	38	63	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	12	17	27	43	67	78	80	96	106	113	130	142	135	168	163	150	—	—	—	138	163	160	127
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	257	55	563	563	466	1	351	438	1	55	546	563	493	1	1	55	1	1	541	257	257	55
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque	Punta Huanchaco		Puerto Mori				Chicama - El Hombre			Punta Huanchaco	Puerto Mori				Chicama - El Hombre	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco				Puerto Mori
Rating (10 max)	2		2				2			2	2				3	2	2	2	3				3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9

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