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 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.2° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
142
160
226
173
173
178
142
234
214
146
126
119
102
99
81
70
56
74
74
129
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:36PM0.24m
8:33AM0.01m
8:09PM0.25m
8:19AM0.02m
8:41PM0.25m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.01m
10:02AM0.01m
7:23AM0.02m
10:57AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
26
25
25
26
29
29
29
28
26
25
25
25
29
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
33
31
32
29
27
27
29
31
32
31
32
29
28
28
28
31
32
31
32
29
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