Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 287 | 282 | 293 | 343 | 273 | 309 | 349 | 433 | 237 | 335 | 604 | 407 | 400 | 380 | 354 | 229 | 187 | 424 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.09m | 8:15AM1.34m | 8:40PM1.04m | 8:56AM1.23m | 9:44PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.27m | 2:44PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:31PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 341 | 287 | 292 | 297 | 292 | 287 | 282 | 293 | 343 | 273 | 309 | 349 | 433 | 237 | 335 | 604 | 407 | 400 | 380 | 354 | 229 | 187 | 424 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | W 10 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 20 | W 21 |
| kJ | 35 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 68 | 48 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 66 | 176 | 144 | 26 | 93 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 189 | 180 | 8 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | W 22 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | 65 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 541 | 546 | 257 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 492 | 257 | 0 |
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