El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
27.2° C
4.0° 

El Chanquete surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
14
57
42
19
11
11
3
20
87
123
118
0
42
0
11
26
47
33
48
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
E
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:24AM0.55m
8:42PM0.59m
9:19AM0.51m
9:35PM0.55m
10:34AM0.48m
10:50PM0.53m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.28m
2:09AM0.29m
2:03PM0.33m
3:22AM0.33m
3:11PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
32
33
31
29
26
25
25
28
30
29
28
25
25
24
23
27
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
33
32
31
28
27
26
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
24
27
29
30
30
30
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