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 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
38
33
29
28
20
19
28
65
99
137
204
191
197
249
193
199
263
294
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM0.23m
7:02PM0.24m
7:36PM0.24m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.02m
5:45AM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
7:04
7:02
7:02
 mm
4
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
25
26
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
30
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
32
31
30
29
30
32
31
31
33
32
30
30
29
31
31
31
31
29
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