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

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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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 1.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 12s period and expected on Wednesday (May 06) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (-05) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10PM (Fri 8th May)4.5ft (1.3m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicama - El Cape / Keys over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
21
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
860
915
743
711
411
330
324
522
722
901
1099
765
643
486
385
377
297
332
338
279
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10PM0.97m
7:31AM1.13m
6:40PM0.91m
8:21AM1.08m
7:15PM0.85m
9:20AM1.05m
8:10PM0.80m
10:24AM1.06m
9:54PM0.78m
11:22AM1.09m
11:35PM0.82m
12:10PM1.14m
00:46AM0.91m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.54m
00:37AM0.25m
1:36PM0.60m
1:12AM0.31m
2:27PM0.66m
1:52AM0.38m
3:38PM0.69m
2:42AM0.44m
5:11PM0.67m
3:48AM0.50m
6:19PM0.59m
5:08AM0.53m
7:03PM0.49m
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clear
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6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
23
23
23
23
21
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
20
22
21
21
23
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
427
860
915
743
711
411
330
324
444
722
648
477
408
380
318
385
377
284
332
338
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
193
3
11
6
6
60
113
249
522
634
901
1099
765
643
486
309
301
297
245
176
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
15
0.4
S
8
0.3
SW
15
0.1
W
13
0.5
SW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.2
W
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
63
6
5
18
18
4
20
33
4
125
7
7
6
6
20
6
6
4
21
37
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
3
84
25
41
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
275
99
2
56
257
257
56
493
2
56
563
2
56
541
2
2
493
2
2
99
2
Best forecast wave conditions in La Libertad and Lambayeque
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
5
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Chicama - El Cape / Keys is 18 km (11 miles) from Paijan. If you plan a holiday in La Libertad and Lambayeque, look for hotels and other accommodation in Paijan. Paijan has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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