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 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
36
36
28
27
20
20
25
39
26
27
43
45
46
47
49
51
77
79
79
79
79
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM0.24m
8:45AM0.06m
7:55PM0.24m
8:44AM0.08m
8:21PM0.24m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.03m
5:54AM0.05m
10:45AM0.05m
6:33AM0.07m
11:39AM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
29
30
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
32
31
31
31
33
31
30
30
32
31
32
32
33
31
30
31
32
31
32
32
31
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