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 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.2° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
109
134
142
160
164
276
173
178
154
154
214
146
126
122
105
83
73
70
102
78
76
93
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:36PM0.24m
8:33AM0.01m
8:09PM0.25m
8:19AM0.02m
8:41PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.01m
6:24AM0.01m
10:02AM0.01m
7:23AM0.02m
10:57AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
29
31
29
28
26
26
25
26
29
30
30
27
26
25
25
25
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
31
33
31
32
28
29
27
29
31
33
32
30
29
28
28
28
31
31
31
32
30
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