Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chicama - Malpaso today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chicama - Malpaso at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Chicama - Malpaso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 194 | 188 | 186 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 | 155 | 154 | 152 | 249 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:08AM0.88m | 10:32PM0.94m | 9:11AM0.80m | 00:18AM0.95m | 11:25AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.44m | 4:30AM0.73m | 4:14PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.70m | 6:07PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 124 | 111 | 114 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 113 | 45 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 251 | 183 | 179 | 162 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 75 | 204 | 200 | 130 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 194 | 188 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 154 | 152 | 249 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 101 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 137 | — | — | — | 114 | 117 | 117 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 564 | 564 | 564 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 564 | 564 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 564 | 564 | 99 | 56 |
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