Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 502 | 496 | 400 | 365 | 355 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 341 | 331 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.18m | 7:23PM1.17m | 7:05AM1.08m | 8:08PM1.08m | 7:34AM0.97m | 9:05PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.23m | 1:21AM0.48m | 1:31PM0.29m | 2:00AM0.58m | 2:07PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 177 | 400 | 365 | 355 | 350 | 146 | 346 | 341 | 341 | 331 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 107 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 306 | 502 | 496 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 346 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 208 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 62 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 177 | 210 | 181 | 181 | — | 143 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 132 | 107 | — | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 104 | 40 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 541 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 99 | 541 | 493 | 99 | 257 |
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