Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 114 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 142 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 93 | 91 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 112 | 123 | 123 | 74 | 97 | 125 | 117 | 71 | 69 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:14PM0.85m | 2:49AM1.08m | 2:10PM0.91m | 3:23AM1.16m | 2:53PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.65m | 7:56PM0.37m | 9:11AM0.59m | 8:40PM0.31m | 9:41AM0.53m | 9:16PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 114 | 43 | 152 | 147 | 43 | 43 | 74 | 129 | 93 | 45 | 124 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 77 | 76 | 39 | 73 | 100 | 72 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 34 | 155 | 45 | 45 | 142 | 133 | 132 | 42 | 41 | 91 | 39 | 122 | 118 | 112 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 71 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | W 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 12 | 98 | 119 | 18 | 15 | — | 74 | 76 | 17 | 107 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 123 | 123 | 20 | 97 | 125 | 117 | 31 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 546 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 99 | 563 | 257 | 1 |
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