Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 89 | 162 | 159 | 114 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 140 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 93 | 91 | 124 | 135 | 118 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.83m | 2:04AM1.01m | 1:14PM0.85m | 2:49AM1.08m | 2:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.71m | 6:54PM0.43m | 8:34AM0.65m | 7:56PM0.37m | 9:11AM0.59m | 8:40PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 82 | 162 | 159 | 114 | 155 | 152 | 147 | 140 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 93 | 91 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 98 | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | 76 | 78 | 84 | 135 | 50 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 541 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 493 | 257 | 55 |
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