Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 154 | 207 | 249 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 171 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 113 | 77 | 107 | 118 | 164 | 162 | 113 | 104 | 97 | 100 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25AM0.77m | 1:29AM1.01m | 12:57PM0.82m | 2:11AM1.09m | 1:52PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.70m | 6:07PM0.49m | 8:17AM0.63m | 7:20PM0.44m | 8:44AM0.56m | 8:06PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 100 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 171 | 59 | 211 | 211 | 113 | 77 | 66 | 118 | 164 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 97 | 100 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 119 | 119 | 116 | 75 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 64 | 208 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 107 | 43 | 19 | 162 | 113 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 154 | 207 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 |
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 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 79 | 77 | 91 | 77 | 74 | 77 | — | 77 | 77 | 93 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 61 | — | — | 61 | 60 | 62 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 99 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
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