Chicama - El Hombre surf break

Chicama - El Hombre surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 -05
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Chicama - El Hombre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - El Hombre sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today?

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414131313161616151616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9611042101471163063063061259559562147144455243742148651174310271068120812081284
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.37
5:01AM
1.41
4:53PM
1.34
5:45AM
1.43
5:34PM
1.27
6:34AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.28
10:41PM
0.02
11:06AM
0.28
11:19PM
-0.01
11:52AM
0.31
12:00AM
-0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--6:14-------6:14-------6:14-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222221212123232322222121212323232222222121
Feels °C (?)222222212221212123222221222121212222222122222121
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