Chicama - El Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.45° W

Issued: 12 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is

24.2°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 7					Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	897	834	813	793	853	1014	987	606	598	581	565	416	634	624	615	615	386	536	606	578	510	493	485	477
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			3:38PM1.27m				3:21AM1.22m					4:13PM1.31m			3:53AM1.18m					4:47PM1.32m				4:24AM1.13m
Low Tide	9:19AM0.16m				9:42PM0.40m				9:49AM0.12m					10:19PM0.41m				10:18AM0.11m				10:55PM0.42m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—
	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	6:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	24	24	24	23	23	22	23	23	24	24	24	22	23	24	23	23	23	24	24	23	22	22	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	897	834	813	793	853	1014	987	606	598	581	565	416	634	624	615	615	386	536	606	578	510	493	485	477
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	W 20	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	S 7	S 7	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	30	30	30	30	30	27	25	88	88	55	55	55	54	52	52	51	51	20	51	50	50	50	48	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	WNW 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 18	W 18	W 14	W 14	W 14	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	W 13	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	W 21	W 23
kJ	5	23	4	4	4	4	4	55	55	4	4	16	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	12	31	12	9	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	49	51	68	72	69	102	107	—	—	88	90	74	77	88	88	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	55	563	493	257	55	55	55	1	1	431	99	1	1	1	1	1	55	563	493	99	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4				4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	7	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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