
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 71 | 94 | 116 | 135 | 215 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 167 | 147 | 128 | 125 | 109 | 93 | 79 | 118 | 75 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:26PM0.22m | 6:12PM0.23m | 6:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.01m | 4:36AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
52 | 71 | 94 | 116 | 135 | 139 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 167 | 147 | 128 | 125 | 109 | 93 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 431 | 431 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 431 | 666 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 591 | 700 | 268 | 0 |
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