Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 178 | 144 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 194 | 188 | 186 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:05PM0.99m | 8:08AM0.88m | 10:32PM0.94m | 9:11AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.37m | 2:50AM0.67m | 2:54PM0.44m | 4:30AM0.73m | 4:14PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 166 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 120 | 178 | 144 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 104 | 89 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 62 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 151 | 45 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 194 | 134 | 132 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 188 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 53 | 77 | 104 | 102 | 113 | — | 104 | 128 | 128 | 119 | 98 | 101 | — | — | 92 | 92 | 110 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 589 | 464 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 55 |
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