Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 46 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 71 | 46 | 47 | 96 | 132 | 150 | 229 | 250 | 422 | 456 | 480 | 527 | 394 | 583 | 597 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00PM0.28m | 10:03AM0.09m | 11:31PM0.25m | 11:31AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.03m | 8:56AM0.09m | 2:10PM0.07m | 8:31AM0.11m | 2:42PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
47 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | — | 132 | 150 | 175 | 250 | 287 | 310 | 334 | 356 | 394 | 428 | 439 | 423 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
80 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 33 | 71 | 33 | — | 96 | — | — | 229 | — | 422 | 456 | 480 | 527 | — | 583 | 597 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 138 | 303 | 1464 | 431 | 268 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 138 | 291 | 1418 | 158 | 138 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 289 | 883 | 883 | 268 | 0 |
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