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Chicama - El Hombre surf break

Chicama - El Hombre surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 -05
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Chicama - El Hombre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicama - El Hombre sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chicama - El Hombre today?

The current surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Chicama - El Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111314141414141414131313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42276470737473125116173108104130128156190196196161148175172172114
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.05
1:47AM
0.93
3:23PM
1.11
2:35AM
0.96
4:00PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.35
8:51PM
0.64
8:34AM
0.29
9:34PM
0.59
9:14AM
0.23
10:10PM
0.55
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:42---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222223232322222221212222232222222121232323222222
Feels °C (?)232323222221222221222322232222222121232222212222
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