Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 142 | 160 | 226 | 173 | 173 | 178 | 142 | 234 | 214 | 146 | 126 | 119 | 102 | 99 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36PM0.24m | 8:33AM0.01m | 8:09PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.02m | 8:41PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.01m | 10:02AM0.01m | 7:23AM0.02m | 10:57AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
134 | 142 | 160 | 164 | 173 | 173 | 178 | 142 | 142 | 150 | 146 | 126 | 119 | 102 | 99 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
2 | — | — | 226 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 234 | 214 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 129 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 928 | 764 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764 | 431 | 764 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 906 | 764 | 697 | 6 |
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