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 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.8°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
150
143
140
136
132
112
109
109
105
77
77
75
75
73
68
56
54
46
45
35
34
34
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:12PM0.23m
6:50PM0.23m
7:25PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.01m
4:36AM0.01m
5:15AM0.03m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:39
6:38
6:37
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
30
29
27
27
25
25
25
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
33
32
33
33
33
31
29
30
32
33
32
31
32
29
29
29
33
31
30
32
33
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