Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 380 | 460 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 | 789 | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.51m | 4:56PM1.22m | 5:39AM1.51m | 5:42PM1.23m | 6:16AM1.47m | 6:28PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.27m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.24m | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:37PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 393 | 367 | 367 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 | 789 | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 8 | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 380 | 460 | 497 | — | — | 2 | — | 123 | 345 | 286 | — | — | — | 73 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 48 | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 347 | 404 | 397 | 418 | 403 | 80 | — | 56 | 281 | 326 | 375 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 225 | 60 | 89 | 89 | 100 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 589 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 |
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