Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 534 | 609 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 962 | 813 | 899 | 1108 | 1020 | 1135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:24PM0.80m | 1:08AM1.10m | 1:23PM0.89m | 1:42AM1.16m | 2:05PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.61m | 6:15PM0.52m | 7:58AM0.53m | 7:14PM0.49m | 8:21AM0.43m | 8:00PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 614 | 623 | 623 | 588 | 495 | 418 | 686 | 671 | 648 | 603 | 746 | 737 | 1109 | 991 | 979 | 967 | 942 | 962 | 813 | 899 | 1108 | 1020 | 1135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 309 | 373 | 369 | 405 | 534 | 609 | 405 | 357 | 310 | 310 | 277 | 183 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 133 | 131 | 17 | 290 | 370 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 13 | S 7 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 39 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 98 | 563 | 492 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 631 | 563 | 563 | 492 |
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