El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
29
41
59
70
123
151
116
204
272
257
264
339
224
277
198
198
198
198
253
193
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
E
25
SSE
20
SE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:11PM0.27m
11:28PM0.26m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.02m
1:38PM0.04m
1:56PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
29
30
30
28
27
26
25
26
30
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
32
32
30
31
30
31
32
32
30
29
28
29
32
29
30
30
28
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest