
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
352 | 276 | 220 | 215 | 193 | 494 | 447 | 651 | 642 | 632 | 613 | 594 | 554 | 447 | 439 | 380 | 460 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.13m | 4:18AM1.46m | 4:07PM1.18m | 5:00AM1.51m | 4:56PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.41m | 9:40PM0.03m | 10:36AM0.33m | 10:26PM0.01m | 11:18AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
111 | 111 | 220 | 190 | 193 | 494 | 447 | 651 | 642 | 32 | 42 | 594 | 109 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 367 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 8 |
352 | 223 | 218 | 215 | 174 | 134 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 69 | — | 158 | 186 | 380 | 460 | 497 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 22 | SW 23 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
152 | 276 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | 30 | — | 10 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
— | — | 136 | 129 | 129 | 34 | 41 | — | — | 632 | 613 | — | 554 | — | — | — | — | 347 | 404 | 464 | 357 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 541 | 541 | 99 | 257 | 257 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 563 | 99 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 |
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