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 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.9° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)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 Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
22
23
30
39
41
54
72
116
153
147
152
169
174
174
152
143
109
105
163
118
118
118
168
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:08PM0.25m
8:39PM0.26m
9:11PM0.26m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.02m
10:25AM0.00m
11:05AM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:16
 mm
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
31
30
31
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
31
31
30
29
28
29
31
30
30
32
30
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