Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 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 Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 281 | 315 | 325 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 320 | 300 | 286 | 244 | 366 | 366 | 424 | 310 | 306 | 728 | 813 | 701 | 648 | 472 | 466 | 466 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.18m | 9:31PM1.02m | 9:15AM1.10m | 10:53PM1.02m | 10:22AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.47m | 3:04PM0.33m | 3:06AM0.56m | 4:02PM0.32m | 4:26AM0.63m | 5:15PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 281 | 137 | 140 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 130 | 300 | 286 | 244 | 244 | 236 | 424 | 200 | 248 | 728 | 813 | 701 | 648 | 472 | 466 | 466 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 167 | 95 | 315 | 325 | 68 | 54 | 92 | 320 | 103 | 98 | 95 | 249 | 366 | 197 | 310 | 306 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 74 | — | — | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 21 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 28 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 130 | 181 | 162 | 154 | 366 | — | 18 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 133 | 133 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 95 | 122 | 116 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 100 | 99 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 541 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 563 | 414 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 492 | 55 | 55 |
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