El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
27.3° C
4.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
10
10
6
5
2
2
2
5
6
5
13
0
19
10
2
13
22
44
119
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
0
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
5
NE
10
S
15
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:59PM0.63m
8:24AM0.55m
8:42PM0.59m
9:19AM0.51m
9:35PM0.55m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.23m
1:21AM0.25m
1:20PM0.28m
2:09AM0.29m
2:03PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
30
30
30
30
27
27
27
27
30
32
32
33
27
26
24
23
26
27
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
31
30
29
28
31
32
31
33
28
27
26
25
28
27
28
27
27
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