Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Point at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
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 Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | 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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 260 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 253 | 247 | 247 | 212 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 182 | 191 | 205 | 316 | 366 | 354 | 318 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.44m | 5:25PM1.30m | 5:36AM1.38m | 6:04PM1.28m | 6:06AM1.29m | 6:43PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | 11:57AM0.15m | 00:08AM0.29m | 12:28PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 205 | 168 | 166 | 130 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 212 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 155 | 182 | 191 | 205 | 316 | 366 | 210 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 43 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 57 | 83 | 80 | 152 | 152 | 59 | 175 | 175 | 86 | 42 | 34 | 354 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | W 10 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 41 | 159 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | 260 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 253 | 247 | 247 | — | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | — | — | — | 217 | 210 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 589 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 493 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 563 | 493 | 55 | 1 |
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