Chicama - El Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.45° W

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is

22.9°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7			Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	979	954	657	631	558	677	668	668	659	581	516	516	516	370	459	432	427	427	803
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	2:23PM1.09m				2:47AM1.35m				3:10PM1.19m				3:23AM1.37m				3:51PM1.27m
Low Tide			8:29PM0.28m				9:16AM0.25m				9:15PM0.26m				9:49AM0.18m				9:56PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	22	21	22	21	21	22	23	22	22	21	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16
kJ	979	954	657	631	558	677	668	668	659	581	499	485	345	340	286	330	286	325	803
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 10	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 23
kJ	224	368	222	64	303	450	450	303	287	375	516	516	516	370	459	432	427	427	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 21	SSW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 10	NW 10	SW 24	SW 24
kJ	17	17	17	153	67	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	5	5	4	4	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5
kJ	53	63	240	47	47	45	37	39	52	45	46	35	28	30	30	30	30	33	30
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	257	257	55	1	1	1	99	563	493	55	493	1	55	1	55	541	541	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque			Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori			Punta Huanchaco		Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco	Puerto Mori	Puerto Mori			Puerto Mori	Punta Huanchaco
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4			4		4	4	3	3			3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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