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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.8° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
130
126
123
110
144
150
89
124
79
91
73
70
45
44
44
30
38
38
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:58PM0.22m
7:17PM0.24m
7:40PM0.25m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.08m
9:34AM0.07m
9:33AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
26
25
24
25
29
32
30
28
25
25
24
26
30
30
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
30
31
28
28
27
27
30
32
32
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
29
30
30
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