Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 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 Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 488 | 480 | 473 | 466 | 451 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 449 | 435 | 428 | 373 | 341 | 341 | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 255 | 278 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.51m | 5:55PM1.16m | 6:50AM1.49m | 6:48PM1.14m | 7:33AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM-0.03m | 12:24PM0.32m | 00:11AM0.03m | 1:11PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 572 | 488 | 480 | 473 | 466 | 451 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 449 | 435 | 428 | 373 | 341 | 341 | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 255 | 278 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | — | 46 | 63 | 48 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 493 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 563 | 257 | 1 |
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