
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 290 | 398 | 444 | 581 | 437 | 509 | 529 | 347 | 451 | 572 | 488 | 488 | 494 | 535 | 527 | 511 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 513 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.17m | 5:19AM1.50m | 5:03PM1.17m | 6:06AM1.51m | 5:55PM1.16m | 6:50AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM-0.04m | 11:36AM0.34m | 11:25PM-0.03m | 12:24PM0.32m | 00:11AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
299 | 290 | 398 | 444 | 581 | 437 | 509 | 529 | 195 | 451 | 572 | 488 | 488 | 494 | 535 | 527 | 511 | 466 | 543 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 513 | 496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | W 12 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
91 | 124 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 9 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 7 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
42 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 38 | — | — | 347 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | — | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 541 | 98 | 98 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 492 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 |
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