El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
102
102
102
88
88
73
73
80
88
91
97
99
102
118
135
139
158
162
162
167
167
242
205
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:44PM0.22m
4:21AM0.16m
9:03PM0.25m
9:36PM0.29m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.07m
1:52AM0.15m
12:43PM0.06m
12:46PM0.03m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:06
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
26
26
24
24
25
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
25
25
25
29
28
29
29
30
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
30
28
28
30
29
30
29
29
31
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
102
102
102
102
88
88
73
73
80
88
91
97
99
102
118
135
139
158
162
162
167
167
152
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
59
59
242
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
303
289
289
291
138
0
0
0
138
902
289
138
138
138
138
138
138
289
331
138
112
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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