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 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SSE
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
25
19
20
32
25
47
38
32
26
27
33
39
38
28
30
31
29
31
31
32
34
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:53PM0.22m
4:55PM0.22m
5:35PM0.22m
Low Tide
2:33AM-0.01m
3:03AM0.00m
3:37AM0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:33
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6:15
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Temp °C
25
26
29
31
29
27
26
25
25
25
29
30
29
27
26
25
24
25
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
29
31
34
31
31
30
28
28
28
32
31
32
32
31
30
28
29
32
32
30
32
31
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