Surf Forecasts:
Chicama - El Hombre surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,091 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicama - El Hombre this week:
The surf forecast for Chicama - El Hombre over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicama - El Hombre in the next 16 days are 1.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicama - El Hombre over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 813 | 724 | 623 | 606 | 520 | 447 | 371 | 322 | 450 | 470 | 607 | 677 | 931 | 1091 | 1001 | 964 | 695 | 590 | 565 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.32m | 5:26AM1.18m | 6:16PM1.27m | 5:55AM1.09m | 6:53PM1.20m | 6:23AM1.01m | 7:35PM1.12m | 6:52AM0.92m | 8:29PM1.04m | 7:24AM0.85m | 9:44PM0.98m | 8:20AM0.78m | 11:15PM0.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.11m | 11:46PM0.37m | 11:48AM0.14m | 00:21AM0.44m | 12:17PM0.19m | 00:57AM0.51m | 12:48PM0.26m | 1:37AM0.59m | 1:23PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.66m | 2:07PM0.42m | 4:02AM0.71m | 3:09PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 823 | 813 | 724 | 623 | 606 | 520 | 447 | 371 | 242 | 239 | 470 | 607 | 677 | 931 | 1091 | 1001 | 964 | 695 | 590 | 565 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | S 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 118 | 322 | 450 | 190 | 139 | 112 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 97 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 18 | W 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 21 | NW 10 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 11 | W 15 | W 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 56 | 59 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 69 | 104 | 114 | 103 | 124 | 131 | 108 | 127 | — | 81 | 81 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 0 | 257 | 563 | 0 | 279 | 492 | 55 | 276 | 563 | 55 | 278 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 0 |
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