Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 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 Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 81 | 83 | 133 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 110 | 259 | 256 | 253 | 251 | 431 | 553 | 703 | 864 | 1381 | 1675 | 1300 | 1572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:52AM1.24m | 3:30PM1.04m | 4:19AM1.30m | 4:06PM1.10m | 4:45AM1.35m | 4:41PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.47m | 9:48PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.41m | 10:20PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 79 | 79 | 119 | 95 | 57 | 259 | 140 | 142 | 217 | 431 | 336 | 703 | 864 | 1381 | 1675 | 1300 | 1572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 32 | 65 | 133 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 84 | 121 | 256 | 253 | 251 | 142 | 553 | 113 | 113 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 12 | — | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 81 | 83 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 110 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | — | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 161 | 44 | 35 | 121 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 563 | 466 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 563 | 257 | 55 |
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