Surf Forecasts:
Chicama - El Hombre surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, SSW swell with 581 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s 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 (Jul 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 1.3m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicama - El Hombre over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 299 | 444 | 495 | 205 | 488 | 535 | 529 | 543 | 513 | 435 | 341 | 306 | 292 | 560 | 511 | 433 | 268 | 177 | 286 | 320 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.17m | 5:19AM1.50m | 5:03PM1.17m | 6:06AM1.51m | 5:55PM1.16m | 6:50AM1.49m | 6:48PM1.14m | 7:33AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.09m | 8:15AM1.34m | 8:40PM1.04m | 8:56AM1.23m | 9:44PM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.38m | 10:37PM-0.04m | 11:36AM0.34m | 11:25PM-0.03m | 12:24PM0.32m | 00:11AM0.03m | 1:11PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.27m | 2:44PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:31PM0.37m | 3:21AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 453 | 299 | 444 | 495 | 205 | 488 | 535 | 529 | 543 | 513 | 435 | 341 | 306 | 292 | 560 | 511 | 433 | 268 | 177 | 118 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | — | SW 17 | WSW 18 | S 6 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | W 21 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 195 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 35 | — | 46 | 31 | 22 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 8 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 19 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 17 | — | NW 10 | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 26 | 9 | 85 | 134 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 22 | — | 29 | — | — | 286 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 0 | 55 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 0 | 257 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 |
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