Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 471 | 400 | 391 | 391 | 400 | 380 | 333 | 333 | 281 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 225 | 220 | 177 | 169 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 94 | 105 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:16AM0.94m | 11:23PM0.94m | 10:22AM0.86m | 00:56AM0.96m | 11:55AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.66m | 4:04PM0.43m | 5:10AM0.73m | 5:25PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.71m | 6:54PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 492 | 471 | 400 | 74 | 60 | 400 | 380 | 333 | 333 | 281 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 91 | 87 | 177 | 169 | 140 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 105 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 32 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 65 | 88 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 42 | 41 | 85 | 84 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | — | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 41 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 391 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 225 | 220 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 55 | 99 | 546 | 257 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 563 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 1 |
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