El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
24.2° C
2.5° 

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


El Chanquete surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 143 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Chanquete this week:

The surf forecast for El Chanquete over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Chanquete in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Fri 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 6s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Chanquete over the next 16 days.


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