Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 677 | 669 | 931 | 943 | 1078 | 966 | 1065 | 1027 | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.04m | 7:24AM0.85m | 9:44PM0.98m | 8:20AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.66m | 2:07PM0.42m | 4:02AM0.71m | 3:09PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 677 | 669 | 931 | 943 | 1078 | 966 | 1065 | 1027 | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | W 15 | S 8 | W 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 14 | S 8 | WNW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 168 | 168 | 145 | 19 | 18 | 146 | 17 | 146 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 21 | 95 | 21 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 19 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 15 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 66 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 3 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 124 | 147 | 178 | 178 | 164 | 196 | — | — | — | 145 | 145 | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | 120 | 3 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 563 | 563 | 589 | 438 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 99 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 55 | 541 | 541 | 55 | 1 |
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