El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
26.6° C
3.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.5
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
81
64
51
51
53
51
49
36
24
16
10
11
10
10
6
5
2
2
10
32
11
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
0
SE
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
0
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
High Tide
6:58AM0.65m
7:20PM0.68m
7:39AM0.60m
7:59PM0.63m
8:24AM0.55m
8:42PM0.59m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.19m
12:12PM0.18m
00:41AM0.22m
12:45PM0.23m
1:21AM0.25m
1:20PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
26
30
30
29
29
28
27
26
27
29
31
30
29
26
27
27
27
30
34
35
32
26
Feels °C
30
30
28
31
32
32
33
32
31
29
29
31
33
32
32
29
30
27
27
30
33
34
32
27
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