El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AST
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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413488432330274361361261232255248215173169164160156132119102102757573
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.15
9:43AM
0.20
10:16PM
0.19
9:52AM
0.16
11:12PM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.12
2:34AM
0.10
3:39PM
0.12
4:08AM
0.13
3:26PM
0.11
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:45-------6:43--
Sunset6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111--1-1---------
Temp. °C262524232222252726252424232326272625242423232626
Feels °C (?)262727252424262826272727262627272628262625252827
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