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 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
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)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
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
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
56
54
52
58
107
67
67
71
113
88
100
100
149
120
106
109
112
112
109
106
106
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
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
8:19AM0.02m
8:41PM0.25m
9:12PM0.26m
9:40PM0.26m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.02m
10:57AM0.01m
11:42AM0.01m
12:23PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
30
31
29
27
27
Feels °C
27
28
33
31
30
33
30
29
28
28
33
32
31
32
31
29
29
28
33
31
31
31
32
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