Surf Forecasts:
Chicama - El Cape / Keys surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with 346 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicama - El Cape / Keys this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Chicama - El Cape / Keys in the next 16 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicama - El Cape / Keys over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m Rusty, and the outlook for this same stretch in imperial is a bummer just the same.
We are facing some tough days, partner. There’s no surf worth mentioning for the first week and a half. The earliest we even see a pulse that might give you a ride gets in late September, but even then, it’s gonna be ugly with the wind.
The initial days are total duds. Swell heights are small, like 3 to 3 ft, with combined energy numbers between 322 and 568. That’s moderate energy, but the wind is onshore and strong, 12 to 15 mph from the south. For a wave like Chicama - El Cape / Keys, that’s poor conditions every single reading.
Check this: the water is unusually warm, 72° Fahrenheit, which is about 9° warmer than normal for this time. That’s weird, but without a wave to ride, you’re just standing in hot water.
No standouts to call. The swell ticks up slightly to about 4 ft on the 26th from the WSW, and the energy climbs to 653, but the wind is still cross-onshore at 6 mph. The period is 13–14 seconds, so the energy is there underneath, but the surface is rough.
By the end of the month, the swell tanks back to 2 ft, but the period goes long to 20 seconds. That’s a deep water pulse, but without height it won’t reel down the point, and the wind cranks up to 18 mph. No good.
Kite surfing? The wind is mostly onshore and inconsistent, so that’s not popping either.
Bottom line: zero recommendations for the whole window. When this spot goes flat and the wind howls from the wrong direction, it’s just dead. That’s life here sometimes. Stay ready, because forecasts shift, but today there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 346 | 341 | 221 | 208 | 205 | 166 | 153 | 184 | 175 | 169 | 186 | 248 | 155 | 249 | 200 | 125 | 211 | 112 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.17m | 7:05AM1.08m | 8:08PM1.08m | 7:34AM0.97m | 9:05PM0.99m | 8:08AM0.88m | 10:32PM0.94m | 9:11AM0.80m | 00:18AM0.95m | 11:25AM0.77m | 1:29AM1.01m | 12:57PM0.82m | 2:11AM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.48m | 1:31PM0.29m | 2:00AM0.58m | 2:07PM0.37m | 2:50AM0.67m | 2:54PM0.44m | 4:30AM0.73m | 4:14PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.70m | 6:07PM0.49m | 8:17AM0.63m | 7:20PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 365 | 146 | 341 | 221 | 84 | 205 | 166 | 153 | 184 | 175 | 169 | 49 | 121 | 51 | 41 | 73 | 65 | 211 | 112 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 346 | 21 | 51 | 208 | 44 | 40 | 21 | 113 | 115 | 110 | 132 | 248 | 119 | 75 | 200 | 125 | 63 | 35 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 21 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 186 | 2 | 155 | 249 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 53 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 177 | — | 136 | 133 | — | 82 | 104 | 40 | 50 | 69 | 74 | — | 64 | — | — | 52 | 51 | 38 | 54 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 56 | 56 | 546 | 2 | 257 | 493 | 2 | 56 | 563 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 541 | 56 | 2 | 563 | 2 |
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