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 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
99
93
77
108
81
81
84
84
84
70
91
108
170
158
114
103
91
106
91
88
78
63
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM0.18m
8:51PM0.17m
9:45AM0.21m
8:58PM0.13m
10:22AM0.23m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.11m
2:13PM0.13m
1:56AM0.11m
7:18PM0.12m
1:38AM0.09m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:31
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6:22
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6:22
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6:21
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 mm
1
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1
2
2
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Temp °C
26
26
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
29
30
28
27
25
Feels °C
31
30
32
31
32
32
31
31
28
29
32
30
31
30
30
29
28
28
31
31
30
29
27
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