
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
351 | 290 | 281 | 255 | 193 | 186 | 251 | 184 | 180 | 202 | 164 | 154 | 252 | 252 | 154 | 154 | 111 | 111 | 129 | 127 | 163 | 127 | 129 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.37m | 4:56PM1.30m | 4:59AM1.35m | 5:34PM1.32m | 5:31AM1.31m | 6:16PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:38PM0.30m | 11:55AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
351 | 290 | 281 | 255 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 180 | 202 | 164 | 126 | 147 | 121 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 108 | 127 | 163 | 127 | 74 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
129 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 193 | 183 | 137 | 136 | 136 | 104 | 75 | 127 | 252 | 252 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 49 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 129 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
117 | 117 | 71 | 14 | 97 | 186 | 251 | 184 | 96 | 93 | 112 | 154 | 74 | 125 | 154 | 154 | 80 | 98 | 129 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
84 | 82 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 493 | 466 | 466 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 | 99 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 545 | 563 | 99 | 55 |
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