Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 10AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 | 418 | 412 | 352 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.51m | 5:42PM1.23m | 6:16AM1.47m | 6:28PM1.22m | 6:51AM1.38m | 7:14PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.24m | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:37PM0.23m | 00:32AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 | 418 | 412 | 352 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 149 | — | — | — | 73 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 66 | 30 | — | 26 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 81 | 84 | — | — | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 53 | 286 | 326 | 382 | 108 | 108 | 123 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 106 | 111 | 102 | 92 | 95 | — | — | 107 | 128 | 141 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 589 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 257 | 351 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 589 | 464 |
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