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 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
17
15
18
18
20
30
35
47
74
80
91
114
108
120
186
158
99
81
106
109
125
125
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
0
NE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:37AM0.11m
7:58PM0.24m
8:48AM0.14m
8:28PM0.20m
9:13AM0.18m
8:51PM0.17m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.08m
11:51AM0.09m
2:48AM0.10m
12:57PM0.11m
2:24AM0.11m
2:13PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:31
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6:23
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6:22
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1
2
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2
1
1
1
1
5
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
29
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
29
31
29
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
33
32
32
31
30
29
29
30
31
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
31
30
31
31
30
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