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Chicama - El Point surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chicama - El Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today?
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 167 | 167 | 133 | 130 | 163 | 142 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 114 | 110 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 0.89 | 10:25PM 1.21 | 11:10AM 0.89 | 11:19PM 1.15 | 12:28PM 0.94 | 12:09AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:11AM 0.48 | 3:29PM 0.44 | 5:19AM 0.46 | 4:42PM 0.54 | 6:18AM 0.42 | 6:03PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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