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Chicama - El Cape / Keys surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -05
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Chicama - El Cape / Keys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - El Cape / Keys sea temperature is
18.5° C
 (Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Cape / Keys today?

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Cape / Keys at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Cape / Keys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212161615151414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161148175172172114114140137155157139171350241215212290245220212359209209
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
1.17
3:17AM
0.99
4:34PM
1.23
3:55AM
1.03
5:07PM
1.29
4:32AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.23
10:10PM
0.55
9:50AM
0.18
10:43PM
0.51
10:24AM
0.14
11:16PM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset--6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222221212122232222222121212223232323222222
Feels °C (?)232221212120212122222121222122222324232324232323
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