Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 966 | 1065 | 1027 | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 541 | 404 | 350 | 284 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.85m | 9:44PM0.98m | 8:20AM0.78m | 11:15PM0.98m | 10:42AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.66m | 2:07PM0.42m | 4:02AM0.71m | 3:09PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.69m | 4:45PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 966 | 1065 | 1027 | 1001 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 809 | 695 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 541 | 404 | 350 | 239 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 168 | 168 | 172 | 145 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 146 | 146 | 120 | 120 | 95 | 95 | 21 | 21 | 89 | 70 | 68 | 284 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 16 | W 19 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | W 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 66 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 133 | 167 | 50 | 17 | 36 | 117 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 145 | 172 | 173 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 541 | 257 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 541 | 257 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 563 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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