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 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
169
213
331
348
327
383
560
574
423
450
560
567
400
360
322
368
392
354
443
339
294
243
270
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
E
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58PM0.28m
8:34PM0.31m
9:16PM0.33m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.02m
10:54AM-0.01m
11:17AM-0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
4
7
6
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
30
29
27
26
25
26
26
29
31
30
28
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
29
29
28
29
31
30
31
30
27
26
27
28
30
32
31
29
26
26
26
27
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