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 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
16
16
15
11
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
0
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:04PM0.22m
2:46AM0.08m
8:50AM0.11m
6:17PM0.21m
8:49AM0.14m
6:03PM0.20m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.08m
4:12AM0.08m
10:36AM0.11m
1:07AM0.09m
11:45AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
25
24
25
28
29
28
27
26
25
24
25
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
29
28
30
31
31
30
31
30
29
28
29
31
31
30
31
31
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