Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | 80 | 107 | 91 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 132 | 144 | 91 | 74 | 102 | 116 | 112 | 136 | 81 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM0.26m | 10:05PM0.25m | 10:22PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.04m | 1:41PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
61 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 78 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 102 | 116 | 112 | 83 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
— | — | 107 | 91 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 132 | 144 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764 | 764 | 764 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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