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 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
17
29
42
49
63
65
54
54
45
45
54
78
91
94
102
105
119
139
143
171
176
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM0.17m
5:51PM0.18m
9:02AM0.20m
5:39PM0.15m
9:26AM0.23m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.13m
1:16AM0.09m
2:13PM0.13m
1:22AM0.07m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:35
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6:13
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
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1
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2
4
1
1
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1
2
5
1
1
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1
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
25
25
29
29
26
26
25
25
24
24
27
27
25
24
25
24
24
25
27
28
27
26
24
Feels °C
28
28
33
31
28
30
28
28
27
27
31
29
29
27
28
27
27
29
31
31
32
31
27
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