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 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
117
114
93
135
139
83
68
71
69
71
71
88
91
93
81
81
78
103
106
168
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:33AM0.01m
8:09PM0.25m
8:19AM0.02m
8:41PM0.25m
9:12PM0.26m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.01m
7:23AM0.02m
10:57AM0.01m
11:42AM0.01m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
29
26
26
25
26
29
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
32
28
29
27
29
31
32
32
33
31
29
29
28
31
30
31
32
31
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