Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
153 | 123 | 120 | 170 | 181 | 104 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 61 | 111 | 61 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 88 | 59 | 56 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31PM0.21m | 5:57PM0.22m | 6:29PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.06m | 4:39AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
153 | 123 | 120 | 101 | 117 | 104 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 42 | 59 | 56 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 170 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 111 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 88 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 764 | 925 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 591 | 764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 303 | 355 | 355 | 0 |
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