El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AST
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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1.1
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
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
88
88
91
97
97
97
128
128
131
139
165
194
183
188
216
210
250
223
200
257
250
176
186
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:03PM0.25m
9:36PM0.29m
10:18PM0.31m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.06m
12:46PM0.03m
12:44PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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7:05
7:05
7:06
7:06
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
26
25
25
24
25
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
28
29
28
26
26
25
24
25
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
30
29
30
30
31
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
1.1
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
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
17
88
88
91
97
97
97
128
128
131
139
165
194
183
188
216
210
250
223
200
200
176
176
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
68
257
250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
138
902
289
138
112
0
0
8
138
289
289
138
0
0
0
112
138
289
431
289
6
6
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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