Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 287 | 282 | 259 | 343 | 273 | 309 | 349 | 331 | 323 | 246 | 604 | 407 | 400 | 380 | 308 | 229 | 187 | 543 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.09m | 8:15AM1.34m | 8:40PM1.04m | 8:56AM1.23m | 9:44PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.27m | 2:44PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:31PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 287 | 282 | 259 | 343 | 273 | 309 | 349 | 331 | 323 | 246 | 604 | 407 | 400 | 380 | 308 | 229 | 187 | 543 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 20 | W 21 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 45 | 68 | 28 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 66 | 176 | 144 | 26 | 93 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 189 | 180 | 8 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | W 22 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 14 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 34 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 541 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 257 | 55 | 1 |
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