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 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
240
173
204
204
170
145
158
158
162
220
280
170
170
192
187
238
232
178
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:22PM0.16m
00:57AM0.18m
6:50PM0.19m
6:58PM0.22m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.16m
9:56AM0.09m
9:46AM0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
26
25
25
26
30
30
29
28
26
25
24
26
29
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
31
31
28
27
27
28
31
30
30
31
28
27
26
28
31
31
30
31
28
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