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Chicama - El Hombre

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru

🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

El Hombre is the power section of Chicama - where the wave gains momentum after El Point and produces the longest, most perfect walls. Named 'The Man' for its size and power, this is where Chicama shows its true character.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.7mS

@15s

20km/h

1.7m

@15s

20km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

1.4mS

@14s

22km/h

1.4m

@14s

22km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.1mS

@17s

23km/h

1.1m

@17s

23km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

S(184°)

Score: 5/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

20km/h

S(170°)

Score: 2/25

Weather

22°C

0.0mm5%

Windswell Component

0.3mSSE@2s

Secondary Swell

0.1mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

AM: 14 km/h SE|PM: 21 km/h SSW

14 km/h vs 21 km/h afternoon

Low tide at 8am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:51 am

High tide - 0.64m

8:45 am

Low tide - -0.15m

2:48 pm

High tide - 0.76m

9:08 pm

Low tide - -0.31m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size5/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind2/25

Raw Score44/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-21

⚠️ Weak Component-5

🚫 Undersized Capmax 64

Adjusted Score18/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score18

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (202°)
Direction range: 180° - 225°
Size range: 1.8m - 3m
Ideal size: 2.6m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: SE (135°)
Offshore range: 110° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low to mid
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Second section of Chicama wave.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Needs more swell than El Point.

Getting There

Airport

TRU

Drive time

90 min

Data quality

verified

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