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 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
11
11
16
22
29
64
75
66
68
54
46
46
38
46
54
64
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
NNW
0
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:03PM0.20m
8:53AM0.17m
5:51PM0.18m
9:02AM0.20m
5:39PM0.15m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.09m
12:54PM0.13m
1:16AM0.09m
2:13PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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3
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3
6
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2
5
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8
2
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1
Temp °C
29
27
26
25
25
24
28
29
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
Feels °C
31
30
30
29
28
27
31
30
26
29
29
28
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
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