El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.7° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
111
114
114
131
131
118
180
147
156
160
187
219
345
209
183
203
255
268
268
300
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
on
on
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-off
High Tide
1:04AM0.23m
7:22PM0.16m
00:57AM0.18m
6:50PM0.19m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.07m
10:03AM0.09m
8:46PM0.16m
9:56AM0.09m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
27
27
25
25
26
29
30
29
28
26
25
25
26
29
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
29
30
30
30
28
28
29
31
32
31
31
28
27
28
29
31
31
30
31
28
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