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 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)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 Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
49
49
75
60
71
60
51
99
70
88
91
186
151
150
150
150
129
160
243
171
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
SE
15
E
10
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:26PM0.22m
5:26PM0.22m
6:12PM0.23m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.01m
4:01AM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:40
6:39
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
26
26
26
26
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
32
31
29
28
29
28
33
31
31
32
31
29
29
29
32
32
32
33
32
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