
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
178 | 244 | 244 | 167 | 281 | 315 | 325 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 320 | 260 | 286 | 244 | 249 | 500 | 424 | 310 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.04m | 8:25AM1.18m | 9:31PM1.02m | 9:15AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.33m | 2:10AM0.47m | 3:04PM0.33m | 3:06AM0.56m | 4:02PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
178 | 244 | 117 | 120 | 281 | 137 | 140 | 133 | 330 | 325 | 320 | 130 | 286 | 244 | 244 | 366 | 424 | 310 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
2 | 6 | 244 | 167 | 95 | 315 | 325 | 330 | 54 | 108 | 130 | 260 | 97 | 95 | 72 | 427 | 197 | 200 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | 2 | 21 | 99 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 68 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 181 | 162 | 154 | 249 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
153 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 10 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 500 | 122 | 148 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 257 | 55 |
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