Chicama - El Hombre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 7.70° S 79.44° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chicama - El Hombre sea temperature is

22.9°C

Chicama - El Hombre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (06 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	SW 15	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	281	319	314	263	327	258	319	1187	414	392	386	508	1004	979	864	657	631	623	677	466	857	846	513	516
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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						1:26PM0.99m				2:06AM1.31m				2:23PM1.09m				2:47AM1.35m				3:10PM1.19m
Low Tide				7:56AM0.45m				7:35PM0.31m				8:40AM0.35m				8:29PM0.28m				9:16AM0.25m				9:15PM0.26m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	22	22	21	23	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	23	23	22	21	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 17	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	281	319	314	228	220	213	209	1187	398	392	352	508	1004	979	864	657	631	623	677	466	857	846	513	440
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 10	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	186	299	284	215	212	258	255	16	414	390	386	331	121	224	368	222	64	303	450	450	303	290	375	516
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	W 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 26	WNW 12	S 6	S 6	SW 23	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 21	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	93	17	76	263	327	258	319	26	15	51	52	86	17	17	17	17	153	11	11	11	13	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 6	SSW 10	S 6	SSW 10	S 9	—	S 9	S 9
kJ	46	46	38	39	41	53	55	57	61	—	—	39	40	51	53	208	51	160	36	157	139	—	120	120
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	257	0	55	278	563	492	492	257	0	0	0	0	98	541	55	55	0	55	0	55	563	563	257	55
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Rating (10 max)		3	3						3	3	3	4	4		4	4	3	4	4	4				4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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