Chicama - El Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.45° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is

24.2°C

Chicama - El Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	0	1	1	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	557	478	464	451	437	330	325	320	277	273	315	535	360	322	555	951	897	834	813	793	763	1132	987	974
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			2:15PM1.12m				2:11AM1.27m				2:59PM1.21m				2:48AM1.25m				3:38PM1.27m				3:21AM1.22m
Low Tide	8:12AM0.28m				8:12PM0.42m				8:47AM0.21m				9:00PM0.41m				9:19AM0.16m				9:42PM0.40m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—
	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	6:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	23	23	22	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	557	478	464	451	437	330	325	320	277	273	315	535	360	322	555	951	897	834	813	793	763	1132	987	974
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SW 18	SW 18	W 13	SW 16	S 7	S 7	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 6	S 6	W 20	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18
kJ	44	59	82	111	3	132	43	44	216	227	152	82	167	169	172	46	49	30	30	30	30	28	25	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	W 13	W 13	W 18	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	W 13	SW 23	W 21	W 21	W 21	SW 20	W 16	W 20	W 20	WNW 20	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	50	81	4	3	6	3	169	216	3	21	9	9	9	98	5	30	30	75	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 5	S 5	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	59	58	58	56	—	—	44	42	42	69	34	46	42	—	—	52	70	72	73	102	110	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	563	55	55	55	1	1	1	1	55	563	257	257	55	1	0	1	276	257	257	99	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				3	4	4	4				4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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