Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 227 | 271 | 203 | 188 | 181 | 248 | 414 | 345 | 502 | 502 | 565 | 541 | 895 | 1009 | 986 | 897 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.18m | 7:11AM1.21m | 8:07PM1.13m | 7:51AM1.12m | 9:13PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:11AM0.41m | 1:41PM0.23m | 1:58AM0.50m | 2:29PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 277 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 190 | 77 | 79 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 414 | 345 | 502 | 502 | 565 | 541 | 895 | 1009 | 986 | 897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 204 | 222 | 133 | 186 | 227 | 183 | 121 | 188 | 181 | 181 | 114 | 110 | 60 | 104 | 67 | 51 | 90 | 71 | 65 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 154 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 203 | 184 | 155 | 248 | 21 | 100 | 108 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 77 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 77 | — | — | 64 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 60 | — | 65 | — | — | 68 | 85 | 82 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 257 | 55 |
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