Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 65 | 99 | 137 | 204 | 191 | 197 | 249 | 193 | 199 | 263 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
41 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 137 | 131 | 135 | 139 | 147 | 193 | 199 | 199 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 65 | — | — | 204 | 191 | 197 | 249 | — | — | 263 | 294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 431 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 112 | 431 | 980 | 268 | 268 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 431 | 928 | 925 | 268 | 0 |
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