El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AST
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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
122
122
122
142
142
220
220
202
196
196
173
196
249
249
249
178
196
173
151
147
139
127
112
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM0.31m
2:50AM0.29m
3:44AM0.26m
Low Tide
1:32PM-0.04m
1:45PM-0.02m
1:41PM0.01m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
25
24
23
25
28
28
27
26
25
24
23
24
27
28
28
26
25
24
23
25
30
28
28
29
27
27
25
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
25
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
126
122
122
122
142
142
122
142
202
196
196
173
196
173
178
178
178
173
151
147
139
127
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
220
220
249
249
249
196
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
431
289
928
268
8
0
0
6
431
913
289
289
8
0
0
0
431
431
913
289
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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