Chicama - El Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.45° W

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicama - El Point sea temperature is

23.5°C

Chicama - El Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (13 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13							Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	724	631	623	606	606	598	598	520	453	453	447	387	371	345	290	322	309	388	450	524	470	528	614
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:26AM1.18m				6:16PM1.27m				5:55AM1.09m				6:53PM1.20m				6:23AM1.01m					7:35PM1.12m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.14m				00:21AM0.44m				12:17PM0.19m				00:57AM0.51m				12:48PM0.26m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	23	24	23	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	22	24	24	22	23	22	22	22	22	20	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	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 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	724	631	623	606	606	598	598	520	453	453	447	387	371	345	290	242	242	242	239	524	470	528	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	S 6	S 6	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 11	S 8	S 8	WSW 23	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	4	47	35	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	52	75	118	224	218	322	309	388	450	235	190	178	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 10	S 9	W 14	W 18	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12
kJ	—	4	6	4	6	4	4	4	18	14	14	14	6	4	12	12	14	14	18	20	12	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	49	—	—	34	18	28	31	37	43	45	46	48	55	67	57	57	59	61	69	81	107	111	111
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	1	1	1	563	493	257	1	1	1	1	99	563	563	493	1	1	1	1	99	563	493	493	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	3	2	2	3				3	3	3	3	3				3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4

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