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 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
23
24
18
19
45
32
31
31
28
22
26
26
33
32
25
25
25
25
25
32
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:34PM0.22m
3:53PM0.22m
4:55PM0.22m
Low Tide
2:05AM-0.01m
2:33AM-0.01m
3:03AM0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:33
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6:33
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6:16
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
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2
3
2
1
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1
1
1
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1
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1
Temp °C
25
25
25
29
30
29
27
26
26
25
25
29
31
29
28
26
25
25
25
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
31
32
32
30
30
30
28
28
31
33
31
32
29
28
28
28
32
31
32
31
31
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