Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 609 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 962 | 813 | 899 | 1108 | 1020 | 1135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.10m | 1:23PM0.89m | 1:42AM1.16m | 2:05PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.52m | 7:58AM0.53m | 7:14PM0.49m | 8:21AM0.43m | 8:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 495 | 418 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 962 | 813 | 899 | 1108 | 1020 | 1135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 6 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 534 | 609 | 405 | 357 | 310 | 310 | 277 | 183 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 133 | 131 | 4 | 41 | 370 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | S 8 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | S 6 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 290 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | 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 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 28 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 39 | — | — | 35 | 45 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 493 | 1 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 276 | 99 | 563 | 99 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 344 | 493 | 493 | 1 |
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