Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Cape / Keys 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 Cape / Keys at 4AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 Cape / Keys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 404 | 404 | 284 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 | 541 | 549 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 534 | 609 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.75m | 00:24AM1.03m | 12:24PM0.80m | 1:08AM1.10m | 1:23PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.69m | 4:45PM0.53m | 7:31AM0.61m | 6:15PM0.52m | 7:58AM0.53m | 7:14PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 541 | 404 | 404 | 282 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 | 541 | 549 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 495 | 418 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 88 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 36 | 117 | 160 | 208 | 309 | 56 | 369 | 405 | 534 | 609 | 405 | 357 | 310 | 310 | 277 | 183 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 22 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 133 | 167 | 284 | 16 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 373 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 60 | 60 | 76 | 73 | — | 43 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 541 | 99 | 2 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 2 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 563 | 56 | 257 | 493 |
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