Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 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 Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 412 | 412 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 503 | 286 | 492 | 529 | 466 | 401 | 245 | 261 | 205 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 453 | 1314 | 1277 | 1346 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.38m | 7:14PM1.17m | 7:25AM1.28m | 8:01PM1.11m | 7:58AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.24m | 1:12AM0.32m | 1:50PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.45m | 2:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | 418 | 95 | 412 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 503 | 286 | 492 | 529 | 466 | 401 | 245 | 261 | 205 | 341 | 346 | 178 | 199 | 1314 | 273 | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 412 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 264 | 46 | — | 36 | 10 | 206 | 129 | 125 | — | 346 | 346 | 453 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 92 | — | 95 | 81 | 104 | 124 | 113 | 124 | 124 | 109 | 113 | 123 | 113 | 134 | 148 | 184 | 202 | 186 | — | — | — | 1277 | 1346 | 1286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 257 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 464 | 257 | 351 | 464 | 563 | 621 | 587 | 493 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 621 | 621 | 589 | 493 |
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