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 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
12
16
22
54
47
62
64
73
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
0
N
5
N
10
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:50AM0.11m
6:17PM0.21m
8:49AM0.14m
6:03PM0.20m
8:53AM0.17m
5:51PM0.18m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.11m
1:07AM0.09m
11:45AM0.12m
1:09AM0.09m
12:54PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
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3
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Temp °C
28
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
29
29
28
27
26
25
24
25
28
27
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
31
31
32
31
29
29
29
31
30
30
32
31
30
28
29
31
29
27
26
27
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