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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
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)
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
36
55
93
172
180
135
256
187
187
193
285
303
230
187
162
183
198
169
150
208
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
5
E
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:02PM0.24m
7:36PM0.24m
8:33AM0.01m
8:09PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.01m
6:24AM0.01m
10:02AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
7:02
7:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
29
31
29
28
26
25
25
26
29
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
32
31
32
31
30
29
28
31
33
31
32
28
27
27
28
31
32
31
32
29
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