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 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
65
99
155
170
204
264
383
445
515
527
356
512
374
400
351
370
323
497
323
331
313
277
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM0.09m
11:31PM0.25m
11:31AM0.12m
11:52PM0.20m
1:01PM0.15m
5:58PM0.15m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.09m
2:10PM0.07m
8:31AM0.11m
2:42PM0.11m
8:24AM0.12m
2:49PM0.15m
8:27PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
3
5
4
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
26
25
26
30
32
32
28
26
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
29
30
30
30
31
31
32
29
28
28
28
31
32
33
28
27
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