Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 95 | 110 | 259 | 256 | 253 | 251 | 431 | 553 | 703 | 864 | 1500 | 1675 | 1431 | 1697 | 1471 | 1094 | 1079 | 1079 | 1064 | 865 | 828 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.30m | 4:06PM1.10m | 4:45AM1.35m | 4:41PM1.15m | 5:11AM1.37m | 5:16PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.41m | 10:20PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.35m | 10:51PM0.19m | 11:30AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 29 | 57 | 259 | 140 | 171 | 217 | 431 | 553 | 703 | 864 | 1500 | 1675 | 1431 | 1697 | 1471 | 1094 | 1079 | 1079 | 1064 | 865 | 828 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 72 | 84 | 121 | 256 | 253 | 251 | 142 | 3 | 113 | 113 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | SW 10 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 95 | 110 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 30 | 32 | 32 | 127 | 47 | 45 | 336 | 32 | 84 | 71 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 55 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 99 | 493 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 546 | 257 | 55 |
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