El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
80
107
91
56
56
56
56
64
66
132
144
91
74
102
116
112
136
81
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40PM0.26m
10:05PM0.25m
10:22PM0.24m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.04m
1:41PM0.07m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
25
26
29
30
29
28
26
26
25
26
30
31
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
29
30
29
30
32
33
31
33
29
30
28
29
33
33
31
30
29
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