El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
23.5°C
3.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
1
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
151
85
85
64
50
48
33
23
14
8
4
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
17
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:28AM0.55m
7:24PM0.57m
8:20AM0.52m
8:15PM0.53m
9:26AM0.50m
9:26PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.21m
12:09PM0.29m
00:43AM0.25m
12:49PM0.33m
1:32AM0.29m
1:45PM0.38m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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8:26
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8:26
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7:39
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7:38
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2
2
3
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
21
23
24
24
22
21
21
21
19
21
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
24
22
22
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
22
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
19
22
23
23
22
21
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