Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
363 | 496 | 277 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 227 | 271 | 203 | 188 | 181 | 251 | 414 | 345 | 502 | 502 | 565 | 541 | 895 | 1009 | 986 | 897 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.29m | 7:15PM1.18m | 7:11AM1.21m | 8:07PM1.13m | 7:51AM1.12m | 9:13PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:11AM0.41m | 1:41PM0.23m | 1:58AM0.50m | 2:29PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
363 | 496 | 277 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 190 | 183 | 79 | 64 | 116 | 116 | 414 | 345 | 502 | 502 | 565 | 541 | 895 | 1009 | 986 | 897 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
70 | 155 | 154 | 204 | 222 | 133 | 186 | 227 | 271 | 121 | 119 | 181 | 181 | 114 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 65 | 51 | 90 | 71 | 65 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
83 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 188 | 155 | 251 | 21 | 100 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 |
— | — | 72 | 77 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | — | — | 81 | 78 | 78 | 60 | 58 | 60 | — | — | 66 | 82 | 99 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 563 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 563 | 257 | 55 |
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