Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 1208 | 1074 | 1380 | 1325 | 940 | 928 | 833 | 752 | 742 | 639 | 630 | 621 | 534 | 465 | 451 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 336 | 336 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.02m | 10:42PM1.05m | 10:08AM0.94m | 00:19AM1.09m | 11:51AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.31m | 4:37AM0.66m | 4:58PM0.34m | 6:43AM0.64m | 6:32PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 1224 | 1208 | 1074 | 1380 | 1325 | 940 | 928 | 833 | 752 | 742 | 639 | 630 | 621 | 534 | 465 | 451 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 336 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 9 | W 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 48 | 37 | 186 | 184 | 52 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | SW 22 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 69 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 179 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 69 | 38 | 92 | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | 73 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — | 51 | 51 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 541 | 98 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 541 | 55 | 0 |
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