Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | 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 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 331 | 268 | 229 | 187 | 480 | 418 | 411 | 367 | 361 | 355 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 224 | 209 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 176 | 168 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.23m | 9:44PM1.00m | 9:39AM1.12m | 10:55PM0.97m | 10:27AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:31PM0.37m | 3:21AM0.54m | 4:23PM0.39m | 4:26AM0.64m | 5:21PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 389 | 331 | 268 | 229 | 187 | 480 | 418 | 411 | 367 | 361 | 355 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 224 | 209 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 168 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 20 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 118 | 189 | 180 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 106 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 14 | W 20 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 62 | 86 | 92 | 106 | 116 | 124 | 130 | 166 | 176 | 163 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 466 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 1 |
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