Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 789 | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 | 418 | 412 | 352 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 |
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 | off | off | off | 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 | 5:39AM1.51m | 5:42PM1.23m | 6:16AM1.47m | 6:28PM1.22m | 6:51AM1.38m | 7:14PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.24m | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:37PM0.23m | 00:32AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 789 | 795 | 864 | 917 | 843 | 832 | 883 | 827 | 795 | 711 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 507 | 418 | 412 | 95 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 123 | 123 | 286 | — | — | 82 | 73 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 90 | 30 | — | 40 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 352 | 68 | — | — | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 61 | 53 | 57 | 274 | 382 | 76 | 85 | 80 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 92 | — | — | 107 | 128 | 124 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 492 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 563 | 492 | 589 | 257 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 0 |
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