Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 401 | 245 | 299 | 205 | 346 | 346 | 398 | 1042 | 1463 | 1387 | 732 | 699 | 1221 | 1163 | 1125 | 901 | 973 | 997 | 961 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.28m | 8:01PM1.11m | 7:58AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.04m | 8:33AM1.04m | 9:58PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.45m | 2:28PM0.33m | 2:36AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 459 | 401 | 245 | 299 | 205 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 1042 | 281 | 269 | 732 | 699 | 1221 | 1163 | 1125 | 140 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 23 | 206 | 129 | 125 | 346 | 346 | 398 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 116 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 41 | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 16 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 30 | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 104 | 119 | 130 | 173 | 190 | 180 | 173 | — | 1463 | 1387 | 164 | 199 | — | — | — | 901 | 973 | 997 | 961 | 748 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 563 | 589 | 492 | 257 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 435 | 563 | 563 | 621 | 449 | 440 | 414 | 0 | 492 | 563 | 492 | 492 | 257 |
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