Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 331 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 187 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 141 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.08m | 8:08PM1.08m | 7:34AM0.97m | 9:05PM0.99m | 8:08AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.29m | 2:00AM0.58m | 2:07PM0.37m | 2:50AM0.67m | 2:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 341 | 331 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 107 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 187 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 141 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 21 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 208 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 62 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 113 | 45 | 115 | 115 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 11 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 132 | 107 | 107 | — | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 36 | 41 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 54 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 98 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 563 | 563 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 545 | 493 | 589 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 99 | 563 | 1 | 1 |
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