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 12 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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
99
105
112
134
134
134
115
94
91
77
75
61
51
39
38
36
34
26
33
25
27
37
37
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.24m
12:34PM0.24m
1:28PM0.23m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.03m
1:35AM0.01m
1:43AM-0.00m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:31
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6:33
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6:33
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6:20
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
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1
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1
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1
2
6
3
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1
3
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Temp °C
24
24
25
28
30
29
27
26
25
25
25
29
30
29
28
25
24
24
24
28
29
28
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
27
30
32
32
31
30
28
29
28
32
32
31
32
28
27
26
26
30
32
30
28
27
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