Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Cape / Keys today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Cape / Keys at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Cape / Keys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 451 | 503 | 286 | 492 | 535 | 466 | 401 | 245 | 299 | 471 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 453 | 1064 | 885 | 744 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.17m | 7:25AM1.28m | 8:01PM1.11m | 7:58AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.24m | 1:12AM0.32m | 1:50PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.45m | 2:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 458 | 451 | 503 | 286 | 492 | 529 | 466 | 401 | 245 | 299 | 471 | 341 | 161 | 178 | 251 | 1064 | 885 | 744 | 699 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 24 | 264 | 46 | 535 | 36 | 10 | 206 | 129 | 4 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 453 | 281 | 269 | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 116 | 144 | 148 | 132 | 119 | 126 | 130 | 126 | 165 | 200 | 196 | — | — | — | 31 | 97 | 188 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 589 | 465 | 257 | 56 | 257 | 563 | 563 | 589 | 493 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 435 | 563 | 563 | 621 | 257 |
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