Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 485 | 404 | 350 | 284 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.85m | 9:44PM0.98m | 8:20AM0.78m | 11:15PM0.98m | 10:42AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.42m | 4:02AM0.71m | 3:09PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.69m | 4:45PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 485 | 404 | 350 | 239 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | S 7 |
| kJ | 145 | 145 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 146 | 120 | 120 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 89 | 69 | 67 | 284 | 48 | 48 | 117 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 133 | 167 | 50 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 145 | 173 | 146 | — | — | — | 120 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 563 | 545 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 276 | 541 | 493 | 493 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 261 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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