
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
444 | 581 | 437 | 509 | 529 | 347 | 529 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 494 | 486 | 546 | 511 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 449 | 435 | 428 | 373 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.50m | 5:03PM1.17m | 6:06AM1.51m | 5:55PM1.16m | 6:50AM1.49m | 6:48PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.34m | 11:25PM-0.03m | 12:24PM0.32m | 00:11AM0.03m | 1:11PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
444 | 581 | 437 | 509 | 529 | 195 | 529 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 494 | 486 | 546 | 511 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 449 | 435 | 428 | 373 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 12 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | WSW 19 |
18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | W 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
8 | 55 | 38 | — | — | 347 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | — | 24 | — | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 541 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 55 |
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