Chicama - El Cape / Keys Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.71° S 79.46° W

Chicama - El Cape / Keys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chicama - El Cape / Keys sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.8° 

Chicama - El Cape / Keys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Chicama - El Cape / Keys surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,513 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 1.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 11s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (-05) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Fri 4th Sep)6ft (1.8m) 16s

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


The Lowdown

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got one spot on the radar for the next couple of weeks, and it’s a classic.

The overall picture is a bit of a mixed bag. We’re looking at a solid run of south-west swell hitting the coast, with wave energy building into the moderate range and even peaking with strong energy mid-week. The problem is that darn wind. For the vast majority of the period, the wind is hammering onshore from the south, absolutely killing the quality. There’s a long stretch of poor conditions, but we do have a couple of windows where things get a little more interesting.

Let’s start with the first real chance to get wet. Things start to look up around Friday the 4th morning. Chicama - El Cape / Keys (Chicama – El Cape / Keys) is seeing a 5ft swell from the SW, with a long period of 16 seconds. The wave energy is strong at 1391. The wind is a light breeze from the south, but it’s still onshore making it marginal. Better than what came before it, but don’t expect perfection.

The real standout, the one that gets my heart pumping a little, is Saturday the 5th morning. The swell drops slightly to 5ft from the SW, still with a nice 14-second period, and the energy is moderate at 862. But the wind swings to a light breeze from the SSW at only 6 mph. That’s as close to glassy as we’re going to get in this stretch. That is your window for clean, long, peeling waves at this point break. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

After that, the onshore wind comes back with a vengeance and it’s a long, frustrating run of poor surf all the way through to the end of the forecast. The swell stays between 2ft and 4ft, which is small, but the persistent south wind will just chop it all up. You’ll see a few more “marginal” tags on the 16th of September morning with a light cross-onshore breeze, but honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

If you’re a beginner, those bigger days (over 5ft) are going to be a handful, especially with the wind, so stick to the smaller, cleaner window on the 5th. For the experts, the swell is never over 8ft, so it’s manageable.

That’s the long and short of it. A couple of mornings to keep your eye on, but a lot of waiting for the wind to play ball.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

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

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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Energy kJ
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502
541
1009
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Wind (km/h)
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High Tide
6:36AM1.29m
7:15PM1.18m
7:11AM1.21m
8:07PM1.13m
7:51AM1.12m
9:13PM1.08m
8:45AM1.02m
10:42PM1.05m
10:08AM0.94m
00:19AM1.09m
11:51AM0.92m
1:34AM1.19m
1:17PM0.97m
2:30AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.22m
1:11AM0.41m
1:41PM0.23m
1:58AM0.50m
2:29PM0.27m
3:00AM0.59m
3:31PM0.31m
4:37AM0.66m
4:58PM0.34m
6:43AM0.64m
6:32PM0.30m
8:04AM0.54m
7:45PM0.23m
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Information about the Chicama - El Cape / Keys Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Chicama - El Cape / Keys provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Chicama - El Cape / Keys can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Chicama - El Cape / Keys surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Chicama - El Cape / Keys) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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