Chicama - El Cape / Keys Surf Forecast

/ La Libertad & Lambayeque (14 surf breaks) /

Peru (129 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (7.71° S 79.46° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Oct 2025 -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 16.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicama - El Cape / Keys this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Chicama - El Cape / Keys in the next 12 days are 2.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 31) at 7PM. 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	7PM (Fri 31st Oct)	7ft (2.1m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicama - El Cape / Keys over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 25		Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	1	2	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	9	19	24	21	21	19	18	17	17	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	172	254	546	535	459	440	722	569	447	172	108	130	179	371	1338	1031	2339	1947	2191	1796	1179
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	6:51PM 1.15		6:10AM 0.96		7:33PM 1.09	6:35AM 0.90		8:26PM 1.03	7:06AM 0.84		9:38PM 1.01	8:08AM 0.79		10:57PM 1.03	10:30AM 0.77		11:58PM 1.10	12:10PM 0.84		12:45AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)		12:54AM 0.56	12:40PM 0.28		1:32AM 0.63		1:15PM 0.34	2:25AM 0.69		1:58PM 0.41	3:56AM 0.72		3:00PM 0.47		5:57AM 0.68	4:27PM 0.50		6:55AM 0.58	5:54PM 0.49		7:31AM 0.46

	Sat 25		Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50
Sunset	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	18	18	17	18	18	17	18	18	16	18	18	17	18	18	17	19	18	17	19
Feels °C (?)	15	15	17	16	15	17	16	16	17	16	14	17	15	15	17	16	16	17	16	16	17

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for La Libertad & Lambayeque

Wind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Chicama - El Cape / Keys (moderate winds from the SE at hy2b280E8S 101 km from Chicama - El Cape / Keys). 1.0m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.9m 7s swell from the S and a 0.3m 18s long period groundswell from the SW as well as a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the W. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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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 12 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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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.