Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 245 | 299 | 276 | 220 | 215 | 193 | 494 | 447 | 651 | 642 | 632 | 613 | 312 | 554 | 233 | 439 | 380 | 460 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.37m | 3:14PM1.13m | 4:18AM1.46m | 4:07PM1.18m | 5:00AM1.51m | 4:56PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.41m | 9:40PM0.03m | 10:36AM0.33m | 10:26PM0.01m | 11:18AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 140 | 111 | 299 | 111 | 220 | 190 | 193 | 494 | 447 | 651 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 312 | 554 | 233 | 439 | 367 | 367 | 591 | 553 | 826 | 895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 23 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 245 | 152 | 223 | 218 | 215 | 174 | 134 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 69 | 109 | 158 | 186 | 380 | 460 | 497 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 254 | 208 | 237 | 276 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 10 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 111 | — | 165 | 129 | 129 | 38 | 34 | — | 642 | 632 | 613 | 59 | 54 | 76 | — | — | — | 347 | 404 | 397 | 357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 98 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 98 | 257 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 492 | 492 | 257 |
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