Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 573 | 565 | 541 | 404 | 404 | 284 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 | 541 | 549 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 534 | 609 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM0.98m | 10:42AM0.75m | 00:24AM1.03m | 12:24PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.69m | 4:45PM0.53m | 7:31AM0.61m | 6:15PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 573 | 573 | 565 | 541 | 404 | 404 | 239 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 | 541 | 549 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 495 | 418 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 87 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 36 | 117 | 160 | 208 | 309 | 56 | 369 | 405 | 534 | 609 | 405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 22 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 7 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 133 | 167 | 284 | 16 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 373 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 116 | 137 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 60 | 60 | 76 | 15 | — | 43 | 44 | 58 | 28 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 541 | 541 | 1 | 257 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 545 | 257 | 257 | 1 |
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