El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.3° 

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 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 Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
17
16
16
22
22
28
28
34
22
29
64
44
56
58
55
78
85
68
66
59
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM0.24m
12:44PM0.25m
1:53PM0.26m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.07m
2:20AM0.04m
2:32AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:28
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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6:30
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6:29
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 mm
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2
1
1
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1
1
3
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
30
31
30
27
26
25
25
26
31
31
30
28
26
25
25
26
30
31
29
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
32
32
32
32
30
28
28
29
33
32
32
32
29
28
28
29
32
32
32
30
29
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